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Fwd: Two 3-year probability postdocs in Oxford
by Fabio Martinelli 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christina Goldschmidt <goldschm(a)stats.ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 1:00 PM Subject: Two 3-year probability postdocs in Oxford To: Christina Goldschmidt <goldschm(a)stats.ox.ac.uk> Dear colleagues, The Department of Statistics at Oxford is currently advertising two 3-year postdoctoral positions in probability, to work with me on a project concerning random graphs and their scaling limits. I would be very grateful if you could bring this to the attention of any suitable people that you know. Potential candidates should feel free to contact me directly. More details are available from the university's jobs page <https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.disp…> where there are links to a detailed job description and the online application form. The start date is flexible (but must be no later than January 2018). The closing date for applications is 12 noon (GMT) on 3 March 2017. Interviews will be held on 16 March 2017. Many thanks and best wishes, Christina Goldschmidt. -- Christina Goldschmidt | http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~goldschm Department of Statistics and Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford -- Fabio Martinelli Department of Mathematics and Physics Roma Tre University Lg. San Murialdo 1, 00146 Roma Italy tel +39 06 57338039 fax +39 06 57338039

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Avviso di seminario al Politecnico di Milano
by Giuseppina Guatteri 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

Si avvisa che in data 3/2/2017, alle ore 12:00 precise, presso Aula seminari del terzo piano del dipartimento di Matematica del Politecnico di Milano, nell'ambito delle iniziative della sezione di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica, si svolgerà il seguente seminario: Titolo: MIsure invarianti per l'equazione stocastica di Navier-Stokes nel piano/ Invariant measures for Navier Stokes equation in the plane Relatore: Benedetta Ferrario, Universita' di Pavia Abstract: Si presenta un risultato di esistenza di una misura invariante per l'equazione di Navier-Stokes nel piano con forzante di tipo rumore bianco nel tempo. Poiche' si lavora in un dominio spaziale illimitato, l'immersione dello spazio di Hilbert H^1 in H^0 non e` compatta e questo richiede una tecnica diversa dal caso di dominio spaziale finito per la dimostrazione dell'esistenza di una misura invariante. Invece del metodo di Krylov e Bogoliubov si ricorre al metodo di Maslowski e Seidler (On sequentially weakly Feller solutions to SPDE's. Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei, Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Natur. Rend. Lincei (9) Mat. Appl. 10 (1999), no. 2, 69-78). Questo lavoro e` in collaborazione con Z. Brzezniak (Universita` di York). The existence of an invariant measure for 2d Navier Stokes with white noise (in time) forcing term is given. Due to the unboundedness of the domain a different technique in proving this existence result used. In fact, rather then using Krylov-Bogoliubov method we follow the approach introduced by Maslowsly and Seidler (On sequentially weakly Feller solutions to SPDE\'s. Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei, Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Natur. Rend. Lincei (9) Mat. Appl. 10 (1999), no. 2, 69-78). This is a joint paper with Z. Brzezniak, University of York. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per informazioni scrivere a giuseppina.guatteri(a)polimi.it. Giuseppina Guatteri Dipartimento di Matematica Politecnico di Milano Via Bonardi, 9 20133 Milano tel.: +390223994556 fax.:+390223994513 email: giuseppina.guatteri(a)polimi.it "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light" A. Dumbledore

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Giornata di studi in onore di Gabriella Salinetti [lunedì 6 febbraio]
by Luca Tardella 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

A tutti gli interessati: Il giorno lunedì 6 febbraio 2017 si terra' presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche di Sapienza Università di Roma la giornata di studi: "Advances in Probability, Statistics and Decision Theory" *** A Conference in Honor of Gabriella Salinetti*** Sul seguente sito http://stat-events.wixsite.com/gabriellaconference sono disponibili - il programma definitivo di tutta la giornata - una mappa per raggiungere la sede della conferenza L'iscrizione al convegno è gratuita, ma necessaria per ragioni organizzative. E' ancora possibile registrarsi sul sito compilando un semplice modulo on line. E' possibile anche registrarsi contattando gli organizzatori al seguente indirizzo: gabriellaconference(a)gmail.com. Cordiali saluti Luca Tardella Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Informatica e Statistica Sapienza Università di Roma Piazzale Aldo Moro,5 (00185) Roma (ITALY) - BOX 82

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SISbayes Final Announcement
by Brunero Liseo 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Apologies for cross-posting SISbayes 2017 Workshop, Roma 7-8 February 2017. SISbayes 2017 is the first Workshop organized by the section on Bayesian Statistics of the Italian Statistical Society. Please find enclosed the FINAL PROGRAM of the Workshop If you plan to come and join us please visit the website http://stat-events.wixsite.com/sisbayes2017 Brunero Liseo (on behalf of the Scientific Committee and the Organizing Committee) -- ============================================ Brunero Liseo *Dip. di metodi e modelli per il territorio, l'economia e la finanza * *Sapienza Università di Roma* *Viale Castro Laurenziano, 9 Roma I-00161 *Tel. +39 06 49766973 Fax +39 06 4957606 *http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero <http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero>* =============================================

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AMMCS 2017 - Call for papers
by Enrico Scalas 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Car* collegh*, durante l'AMMCS 2017 che si terra' a Waterloo in Ontario, Canada dal 20 al 25 agosto 2017, organizzo due sessioni di interesse per chi si occupa di probabilita' applicata: 1. Fractional Calculus and Applications http://www.ammcs2017.wlu.ca/special-sessions/fca/ 2. Modelling of socio economic dynamics http://www.ammcs2017.wlu.ca/special-sessions/msed/ Il sito del congresso con istruzioni e scadenze e' il seguente: http://www.ammcs2017.wlu.ca/ Cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

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1 posto di RTD di tipo a) del s.s.d. SECS-S/06 presso la Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa)
by Fabrizio Lillo 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

La Scuola Normale Superiore ha bandito un posto di ricercatore a tempo determinato di tipo a) nel s.s.d. SECS-S/06 Le informazioni, il bando e il modello della domanda si trovano al link http://www.sns.it/bando/ricercatore-tempo-determinato-ssd-secs-s06-metodi- matematici-delleconomina-e-delle-scienze-attuariali-e-finanziarie L'annuncio in inglese si trova al link http://en.sns.it/bando/fixed-term-researcher-mathematical- methods-economy-finance-and-actuarial-sciences Il termine di scadenza delle domande è il prossimo 6 marzo 2017. Fabrizio Lillo ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY New website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

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Correzione
by piccioni＠mat.uniroma1.it 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Mi scuso per le imprecisioni nell’annuncio dei seminari del 31 cm: Valentina Cammarota per il momento è ancora con il King’s College di Londra Il seminario di Sokol Ndreca ha per titolo On a problem of Kendall Vogliate scusarmi Mauro Piccioni Inviato dal mio telefono Windows 10

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Annuncio seminari
by Piccioni, Mauro 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Martedì 31 gennaio 2017 Seminari di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Aula G, Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma Ore 14 Valentina Cammarota (Sapienza Università di Roma) On the critical values of random spherical harmonics. Abstract: We study the limiting distribution, in the high energy limit, of critical points and extrema of random spherical harmonics. In particular, we first derive the density functions of extrema and saddles and then we provide analytic expressions for the variances. Our arguments require a careful investigation of the validity of the Kac-Rice formula in nonstandard circumstances, entailing degeneracies of covariance matrices for first and second derivatives of the processes being analyzed. It is well known that after proper rescaling random spherical harmonics converge to Berry's random plane waves; in the second part of the talk we focus on the spatial distribution of critical points of random plane waves. Based on joint works with Dmitry Beliaev, Domenico Marinucci and Igor Wigman. Ore 15 Sokol Ndreca (University Center of Belo Horizonte) Abstract: In this talk we consider a stochastic point process $i + \xi_i$, where $i\in \mathbb{N}$ and the $\xi_i's$ are i.i.d exponential random variables with standard deviation $\sigma$. Some properties of this process are investigated. We then study a discrete time single server queueing system with this process as arrival process and deterministic unit service time. We obtain a functional equation of the bivariate probability generating function of the stationary distribution for the system. The functional equation is quite singular, does not admit simple solution. We find the solution of such equation on a subset of its set of definition. Finally we prove that the stationary distribution of the system decays super-exponentially fast in the quarter plane. The queueing model, motivated by air and railway traffic, has been proposed by Kendall and others some five decades ago, but no solution of it has been found so far. This is a joint work with Gianluca Guadagni, Carlo Lancia and Benedetto Scoppola. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per informazioni rivolgersi a piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it.

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I: tenure track position at TU delft
by Francesca Collet - EWI 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Ricevo ed inoltro. Mi scuso per eventuali post-crossing. Distinti saluti, Francesca Collet ________________________________ Da: stoch-ned-l-bounces(a)science.uu.nl [stoch-ned-l-bounces(a)science.uu.nl] per conto di Frank Redig - EWI [F.H.J.Redig(a)tudelft.nl] Inviato: lunedì 23 gennaio 2017 08.51 A: stoch-ned-l(a)science.uu.nl Oggetto: [stoch-ned-l] tenure track position at TU delft Included the announcement of a tenure-track position at Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics at the interface probability/analysis/differential geometr. Please spread the message among possibly interested colleagues. Tenure-track Position in Mathematics (Analysis/Probability Theory/Geometry) Department/faculty: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Level: PhD degree Working hours: 38 hours per week Contract: Tenure track Salary: €3427 to €4691 per month gross U bekijkt een vacaturetekst die opgesteld is in het Engels. Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known worldwide for its high academic quality and the social relevance of its research programmes. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. Within this interdisciplinary and international setting the faculty employs more than 1100 employees, including about 400 graduate students and about 2100 students. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics. The research at the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics (DIAM) centers around the analysis of mathematical models arising in science and engineering. This research is both fundamental and applied in nature, and is often inspired by technical applications. The department plays an active role in translating research results into concrete, practical applications. It maintains intensive contacts with other TU Delft departments, the major technological institutes and the research laboratories of major companies. Within its own subject field, the department provides teaching for the Applied Mathematics BSc and MSc programmes, and also contributes to the teaching of mathematics courses within other academic programmes at the TU Delft as well as within national programmes such as “MasterMath”. Job description The successful candidate is expected to contribute significantly to the research and teaching portfolio of DIAM. He/she is encouraged to develop his/her own research line in a viable and promising area in the framework of the project "Stochastic Analysis on Riemannian Manifolds and Related Geometric Structures" funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientifc Research (NWO). A proven track record in - or affinity with - a relevant area of differential geometry will be considered a strong advantage. Depending on the candidate's profile, he/she will join the Analysis group led by Prof. Jan van Neerven or the Applied Probability group led by Prof. Frank Redig. A Tenure Track, a process leading up to a permanent appointment with the prospect of becoming an Associate or full Professor, offers young, talented academics a clear and attractive career path. During the Tenure Track, you will have the opportunity to develop into an internationally acknowledged and recognised academic. We offer a structured career and personal development programme designed to offer individual academics as much support as possible. For more information about the Tenure Track and the personal development programme, please visit www.tudelft.nl/tenuretrack<http://www.tudelft.nl/tenuretrack>. Requirements Applicants must have a PhD degree in Mathematics and at least three years of post-doctoral experience in an area relevant to the project at the moment of appointment. In addition, they must have a proven track record of research excellence, the ambition to strengthen and expand the research and teaching portfolio of DIAM, and good communication and social skills. Conditions of employment A tenure-track position is offered for six years. Based on performance indicators agreed upon at the start of the appointment, a decision will be made by the fifth year whether to offer you a permanent faculty position. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers childcare and an international primary school. Dual Career Services offers support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft sets specific standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. The TU Delft offers training to improve English competency. Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. If you don't have a teaching certificate yet, we allow you up to three years to obtain one. Information and application For more information about this position, please contact Prof. Jan van Neerven, phone: +31 (0)15-2786599, e-mail: M.A.M.vanNeerven(a)TUDelft.nl<mailto:M.A.M.vanNeerven@TUDelft.nl>, or Frank Redig, phone: +31 (0)15-2789706, e-mail: F.H.J.Redig(a)TUDelft.nl<mailto:F.H.J.Redig@TUDelft.nl>. To apply, please send an application letter; a detailed curriculum vitae including a publication list, research and teaching statements; and the names of three references. Please e-mail your application by 15 March 2017 to P.T.M. van den Bergh, Hr-eemcs(a)tudelft.nl<mailto:Hr-eemcs@tudelft.nl>. When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number EWI2017-02.

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Fwd: [World] Post doc position at KTH, Stockholm
by Gustavo Posta 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Begin forwarded message: > From: Svante Linusson <linusson(a)math.kth.se> > Subject: [World] Post doc position at KTH, Stockholm > Date: 19 gennaio 2017 18:56:21 GMT+01:00 > To: world(a)aleanetwork.net > > Dear all, > > We are searching for a post doc in algebraic and/or probabilistic combinatorics at KTH during next academic year. > > Please spread information to all you might think could be interested. > > Best, > > Svante Linusson > > ---------- > https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/stipendier/postdoc-scholarship-in-math… > > Qualifications > > The applicant should have a Ph.D. in mathematics (or equivalent) no older than 5 years and have conducted research in an area related to the project description. The applicant should not have been employed by KTH within the past 3 years. > > Application > > Apply to this scholarship by e-mail to jobs(a)math.kth.se. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad. Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than 2017-02-20. Mark your application with reference number S-2016-1444. > > The application must include the following documents: > > Curriculum vitae > Cover letter (detailing both your previous scientific work experience and your interest in this position) > Research statement (max 2 pages) > Contact information for three references > Please observe that you apply for a scholarship, not an employment. > > > > > -- > ------------------ > Svante Linusson > Professor of Mathematics > Department of Mathematics > KTH > SE-100 44, Stockholm > SWEDEN > linusson(a)math.kth.se > 070-444 7906 > _______________________________________________ > World mailing list > World(a)aleanetwork.net > http://aleanetwork.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/world

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Fwd: summer school
by Gustavo Posta 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Begin forwarded message: > https://www.mimuw.edu.pl/~wssp/index.html

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Fwd: [mi-net_all] Research visits - funding available
by Alessandra Micheletti 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: MI-NET <MI-NET(a)bath.ac.uk> Date: Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 3:19 PM Subject: [mi-net_all] Research visits - funding available To: mi-net_all <mi-net_all(a)lists.bath.ac.uk> ****apologies for cross posting**** Dear All We are running a rolling call for research visits (STSMs) applications from anyone interested on carrying out a visit by 30th April 2017. *STSMs are exchange visits to an institution or laboratory in another COST country <http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/TDP/Actions/TD1409?parties> that is part of this Action. Their aim is to foster collaboration and sharing of new techniques and infrastructures, which may not be available at another participant’s institution or laboratory. Visits can last between 5-90 days for an established researcher and 5-180 days for an early career investigator (up to 8 years post PhD).* *An STSM grant is a fixed financial contribution of up to EUR 2000.* *https://mi-network.org/short-term-scientific-missions/ <http://%2522>* Please note that for this call all visits will have to be completed by 30th April 2017. Please follow us on twitter <https://twitter.com/Maths4Industry>, join us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/maths4industry/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf> and on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8454112> to be kept up to date on news about funding opportunities in industrial mathematics. Regards Filipa Dr Filipa Vance Project Manager/Grant Holder COST Action TD1409, Mathematics for Industry Network (MI-NET) 4 West Room 2.15, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1225 385886 <+44%201225%20385886> | http://mi-network.org | @Maths4Industry | skype: maths4industry ------------------------------ ***MI-NET Funding Calls Now Open *** *Research visits (STSMs) <https://mi-network.org/short-term-scientific-missions/>* *Travel to conferences <https://mi-network.org/eci/>* Industrial Workshops <http://mi-network.org/industrial-workshops/> *Modelling Weeks <http://mi-network.org/modelling-weeks/>* Study Groups with Industry <http://mi-network.org/short-term-scientific-missions/> ------------------------------ -- ------------------------------------ Alessandra Micheletti Associate Professor - Probability and Mathematical Statistics Dept. of Mathematics and ADAMSS Centre Università degli Studi di Milano via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy phone: +39-02503-16130 fax: +39-02503-16090 http://users.mat.unimi.it/users/michel <http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/michel>

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school on Large Random Graphs, Bonn, April 2017
by Carina Geldhauser 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Received from the organizer, Prof. Ngoc Tran ------------- April 2017 Hausdorff School: Large random graphs: geometry and applications https://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/?id=2510 <https://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/?id=2510> This summer school brings together researchers in both applied and theoretical aspects of random graphs. There are three mini-courses on the latest research progresses and questions on random graphs, their geometry and topology; as well as three contributory talks on the latest applications of random graphs, from ecology to cosmology. Our school is meant to rapidly introduce young researchers to this exciting field, and features extended open problem discussions sessions. *Travel support available*! Please register by*February 10th* the latest to receive full considerations https://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/events/eventpages/hausdorff-school/wwwhcmuni-bo… <https://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/events/eventpages/hausdorff-school/wwwhcmuni-bo…> ---------------

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Seminario BOUCHERON
by Matteo Ruggiero 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

************************************************************************ STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ************************************************************************ Venerdì 27 Gennaio 2017 alle ore 12:00, presso l’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Stéphane BOUCHERON (Université Paris-Diderot) CONCENTRATION INEQUALITIES IN THE INFINITE URN SCHEME FOR OCCUPANCY COUNTS AND THE MISSING MASS, WITH APPLICATIONS TO GOOD-TURING ESTIMATORS AND ADAPTIVE STATISTICAL TEXT COMPRESSION An infinite urn scheme is defined by a probability mass function over positive integers. A random allocation consists of a sample of N independent drawings according to this probability distribution where N may be deterministic or Poisson-distributed. We are concerned with occupancy counts, that is with the number of symbols with r or at least r occurrences in the sample, and with the missing mass that is the total probability of all symbols that do not occur in the sample. Without any further assumption on the sampling distribution, these random quantities are shown to satisfy Bernstein-type concentration inequalities. The variance factors in these concentration inequalities are shown to be tight if the sampling distribution satisfies a regular variation property. Among other applications, these concentration inequalities allow us to derive tight confidence intervals for the Good--Turing estimator of the missing mass. In statistical text compression, adaptive (or twice-universal) coding faces the following problem: given a collection of source classes such that each class in the collection has a non-trivial minimax redundancy rate, can we design a single code which is asymptotically minimax over each class in the collection? We deal with classes of sources over an infinite alphabet (that is with infinite urn schemes), that are characterized by a dominating envelope. We provide asymptotic equivalents for the redundancy of envelope classes enjoying a regular variation property. We construct a computationally efficient online code, which is shown to be adaptive, within a loglog(n) factor, over the collection of regularly varying envelope classes. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (http://www.carloalberto.org/stats) in collaborazione con il Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cordiali saluti, Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

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ENBIS Spring Meeting on Predictive Maintenance and Reliability with Big and Complex Data
by antonio.pievatolo＠cnr.it 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Call for papers *ENBIS Spring Meeting on Predictive Maintenance and Reliability with Big and Complex Data* Monastery of Schlägl in Upper Austria, from 28th to 30th May, 2017 Abstract submission deadline: *26 February 2017* Web page: http://www.enbis.org/activities/events/current/533_ENBIS_Spring_Meeting_201… Description The meeting will focus on predictive maintenance and reliability with big and complex data. Industrial statistics and in particular reliability engineering is a strongly growing field of interest as technical products determine more and more our daily life (communication, mobility, logistics, energy, nutrition, etc.). This dependence motivates the importance of high reliability of processes and devices. The 2017 ENBIS Spring Meeting will contribute to the discussion of current problems and challenges in reliability and maintenance and to the exchange of knowledge among experts from industry, consultancy and academia. The meeting will focus on the application of statistical methods in the contemporary big data and internet of things context, where the sustained flow of failure and maintenance data can be of great value for prognosis and decision making if properly integrated with data analytic methods. Contributions are welcome on the illustration of particularly challenging reliability and maintenance problems, as well as on methodologies such as stochastic modelling, association modelling and data analysis methods designed for big data. -- Dr Antonio Pievatolo IMATI-CNR http://www.imati.cnr.it/joomla/index.php/people?layout=edit&id=101

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avviso di seminario Lente - Politecnico di Torino - lunedì 23 ore 11
by Enrico Bibbona 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Lunedì 23 gennaio alle ore 11 in aula Buzano, DISMA, Politecnico di Torino si terrà il seguente seminario Gabor Lente (University of Debrecen, Hungary) Stochastic effects and the autocatalytic chemical systems Per abstract e ulteriori dettagli si veda http://calvino.polito.it/~probstat/seminars/seminars17.html Cordiali saluti, Enrico Bibbona -- Enrico Bibbona Probability, Statistics and Optimization group Department of Mathematical Sciences "G. L Lagrange" Politecnico di Torino

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Annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

*Lunedi 23 gennaio* *Ore 16:00, Aula di Consiglio* *Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica* *Domenico Marinucci, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata* *Titolo: A Quantitative Central Limit Theorem for the Euler-Poincaré Characteristic of Random Spherical EigenfunctionsWe establish here a Quantitative Central Limit Theorem (in Wassersteindistance) for the Euler-Poincaré Characteristic of excursion sets ofrandom spherical eigenfunctions in dimension 2. Our proof is based upon adecomposition of the Euler-Poincaré Characteristic into differentWiener-chaos components: we prove that its asymptotic behaviour isdominated by a single term, corresponding to the chaotic component oforder two. As a consequence, we show how the asymptotic dependence on the threshold level u is fully degenerate, i.e. the Euler-PoincaréCharacteristic converges to a single random variable times a deterministicfunction of the threshold. This deterministic function has a zero at theorigin, where the variance is thus asymptotically of smaller order. Ourresults can be written as an asymptotic second-order Gaussian KinematicFormula for the excursion sets of Gaussian spherical harmonics.Based on a joint work with Valentina Cammarota.* *Prossimo seminario: Valentina Cammarota, 31/1* *Tutti gli interessati sono invitati ad intervenire.* *Per richieste di informazioni scrivere a piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it.*

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Fwd: PhD position at the University of Bath
by Francesco Caravenna 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

Ricevo e inoltro. > Da: Marcel Ortgiese <M.Ortgiese(a)bath.ac.uk> > Oggetto: PhD position at the University of Bath > Data: 17 gennaio 2017 12:46:42 GMT+01:00 > > Dear all, > > I am currently advertising a PhD position in networks at the University of Bath, for details see below. > I’d be grateful if you could pass the message on to anyone who you think might be interested. > For further details, please contact me at m.ortgiese(a)bath.ac.uk. > > Thank you, > Marcel > > ====================================================== > > Topic: Preferential attachment networks with fitness > Application deadline: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 > Anticipated start date: 2 October 2017 > > > UK and EU students may apply for a University Research Studentship which will cover Home/EU tuition fees, a training support fee of £1000 per annum and a tax-free maintenance allowance of £14,296 (2016/17 rate) for 3.5 years. > > See also https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=80623 and follow the link to apply online (choose “PhD programme in Statistics (full-time)” and mention the project title). > > > Project description: > This PhD project is based in a modern area of probability at the intersection of random graphs, branching processes and processes in random environments. > > The main topic of the project is the analysis of growing network models. Following the paradigm of preferential attachment, these models offer a simple explanation to why power laws can be observed in real-life networks such as the world wide web. The basic rule is that when new nodes are introduced into the network, they prefer to establish connections to old nodes that already have many connections. In this project we will consider the preferential network model with fitness. Here, the classical preferential attachment mechanism is modified by equipping each node with a random fitness. This models the fact that not every new node in a real-life network has the same initial attractiveness. The aim of the project is to understand how this extra randomness modifies the structure of the network. The mathematical analysis is closely related to studying processes in random environment and in particular to non-homogeneous branching processes. > > The project will be based at the internationally recognised probability laboratory at the University of Bath and the PhD candidate would benefit from a vibrant research environment and the interaction with other postgraduate students and other specialists working on closely related topics. >

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de Finetti Risk Seminar - January 24, 2017
by Emanuela Rosazza 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture TITLE: Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) in Infinite Dimension: Economic and Financial models Fausto Gozzi LUISS, Italy ABSTRACT: "PDEs in Infinite Dimension" seems, already from the name, a very abstract and difficult subject. We aim to show how it can be very useful in treating, in particular, economic and financial models. We start by presenting some motivating problems in Economic and Finance (e.g. Growth and Pricing/Hedging) which can be naturally attacked using, as main mathematical tools, infinite dimensional PDEs. We then point out the state of the art on these kind of problems and present some recent results on them. Finally we will discuss the applicability of such results to the motivating problems and give some ideas on possible future developments. LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Tuesday, January 24, at 18.00, Aula di rappresentanza, Dept. of Mathematics, Milano University, Via C. Saldini 50, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 19.00. Scientific Committee Prof. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Marco Frittelli (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) Prof. Fabio Maccheroni (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Massimo Marinacci (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Emanuela Rosazza Gianin (Univ. Milano-Bicocca) Dott. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** Emanuela Rosazza Gianin Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi Università di Milano Bicocca Edificio U7 – 4° Piano Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 20126 Milano Tel. 02 64483208 Fax. 02 64483105 e-mail: emanuela.rosazza1(a)unimib.it *****************************************************

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Annuncio Seminario di Probabilità, Pisa, Mercoledi 18 gennaio, ore 11:00
by Carina Geldhauser 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

----- Annuncio Seminario di Probabilità, Pisa ---- Dipartmento di Matematica, Università di Pisa Mercoledi, 18 gennaio, ore 11:00, Sala Riunioni. Seminario di Probabilità SPEAKER 1: Dario Trevisan, Universita di Pisa TITLE: A PDE approach to a 2-dimensional matching problem ABSTRACT: We prove asymptotic results for 2-dimensional random matching problems. In particular, we obtain the leading term in the asymptotic expansion of the expected quadratic transportation cost for empirical measures of two samples of independent uniform random variables in the square. Our technique is based on a rigorous formulation of the challenging PDE ansatz by S. Caracciolo et al. (Phys. Rev. E, 90, 012118, 2014) that linearizes the Monge-Ampère equation. Moreover, it provides a new approach to classical bounds due to Ajtai et al. (Combinatorica, 4, 1984). Joint work with L. Ambrosio and F. Stra. Dopo una pausa di circa 15min, proseguiamo con SPEAKER 2: Franco Flandoli, Università di Pisa TITLE: Sistemi di particelle (proseguimento): l'idea dell'equilibrio locale. ABSTRACT. Si prosegue la breve introduzione ai limiti macroscopici in diversi regimi approfondendo, pur solo euristicamente, il caso del limite idrodinamico, basato sull'idea di equilibrio locale. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per informazioni scrivere a carina.geldhauser(a)dm.unipi.it

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Annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 12 Jan '17

12 Jan '17

*Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma * *Martedì 17 gennaio* *Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio* *Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica* *Mauro Mariani, Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma* *Titolo: Metastable regimes of diffusion processes* *Abstract: *I will discuss some old and new results concerning a classical example featuring a metastable behavior: finite-dimensional diffusion processes in the vanishing noise limit. Sharp estimates have been introduced during the '60s. More recently, similar ideas appeared in the context of potential theory and calculus of variations. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per informazioni scrivere a: piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it

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Seminario Tiziano De Angelis 19 gennaio 2017 presso Università Cattolica sede di Milano
by Marina Di Giacinto 12 Jan '17

12 Jan '17

Seminario di Tiziano De Angelis (School of Mathematics - The University of Leeds) Giovedi' 19 gennaio 2017 - ore 11:00 - aula 200 Università Cattolica del Sacro cuore, Milano, Dipartimento di di Discipline matematiche, Finanza matematica ed Econometria Viale Necchi, 9 - Milano TITLE: The dividend problem with a finite horizon ABSTRACT: We characterize the value function of the optimal dividend problem with a finite time horizon as the unique classical solution of a suitable Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. The optimal dividend strategy is realized by a Skorokhod reflection of the fund's value at a time-dependent optimal boundary. Our results are obtained by establishing for the first time a new connection between singular control problems with an absorbing boundary and optimal stopping problems on a diffusion reflected at an elastic boundary. Joint work with Erik Ekstrom (Uppsala Universitet) Paper available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01655 Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

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Convegno in memoria di Enza Orlandi, Roma Tre 20-21 gennaio 2017
by Pietro Caputo 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

CONVEGNO in memoria di Enza Orlandi "Dynamics and Hydrodynamic Limits in Statistical Mechanics" 20-21 Gennaio 2017 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre AULA F - Largo San L. Murialdo,1 - ROMA in memoria della nostra collega e amica Enza Orlandi. Per maggiori informazioni rimandiamo al sito web: https://enzaorlandi.wordpress.com/ Invitiamo gli interessati che non si siano ancora registrati a farlo appena possibile, inviando una mail a: giuliani(a)mat.uniroma3.it Segnaliamo inoltre che venerdi' 20 gennaio avra' luogo una cena sociale presso il ristorante "Al Pompiere" (http://www.alpompiereroma.com/) Invitiamo gli interessati a partecipare alla cena a segnalarlo inviando una mail a: giuliani(a)mat.uniroma3.it ENTRO VENERDI 13 GENNAIO. Poiche' il locale ha posti limitati, nel caso in cui si superasse il numero massimo di richieste, verra' data precedenza ai primi iscritti. Alessandro Giuliani Elisabetta Scoppola Pierre Picco

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Fwd: [Statlist] PhD position at Leiden University
by Ester Mariucci 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Buongiorno, ricevo ed inoltro l'annuncio di una borsa di dottorato all'Università di Leiden. Buon anno a tutti, Ester Mariucci ---------------------------------------------------- From: Schmidt-Hieber, A. Johannes <schmidthieberaj(a)math.leidenuniv.nl> The mathematics department of Leiden University in the Netherlands invites applications for a four-year PhD position in statistics. Topic: The successful candidate will be working on fundamental questions in nonparametric Bayes theory. Nonparametric Bayes is a very active field within mathematical statistics with various applications ranging from biology to machine learning. The theory has been developed largely during the past years but remains a topic of active research with many challenging open problems. The PhD position is financed by a TOP II grant from the Dutch science foundation. The grant gives some flexibility in the choice of the projects that will be addressed allowing to adapt to the background and interests of the candidate. Team: The PhD project will be carried out with Johannes Schmidt-Hieber. There is a large research community including many PhD students in the Netherlands (and in particular in Leiden) closely collaborating on similar projects. Regularly, joint nationwide seminars are organised. University: Information about Leiden University can be found here http:// www.leidenuniv.nl. For more information about the mathematics department, please see https://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/nl/home/ Terms of employment: There is no fixed starting date for the position. The terms of employment are governed by the Collective Labour Agreement of Universities in The Netherlands, with a monthly salary starting at 2083 Euro in the first year, and increasing to 2664 Euro in the fourth year, and an additional 8% holiday allowance and 8% end-of-year bonus. An extensive fringe benefits package is included. An individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. Additional budget allows for research visits abroad and attendance of international conferences. Application: If you are interested in the position, please send an email with cv and a letter outlining research interests to Johannes Schmidt-Hieber ( schmidthieberaj(a)math.leidenuniv.nl ). Upon selection, letters of recommendation, evaluating the candidate's research experience, will be required from two or more references. If you have further questions do not hesitate to send an email to schmidthieberaj(a)math.leidenuniv.nl .

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Tenure track position at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 13:48:28 +0100 From: Helge Holden <holden(a)math.ntnu.no> To: holden(a)math.ntnu.no Subject: Tenure track position at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway Dear colleague, Thanks to a generous donation, we have an opening for a tenure track position here at NTNU in Trondheim. Applicants should not be older than 40 years (compensation for broken careers) working in pure mathematics (widely interpreted), and the contract will be for up to 6 years. During this period one will be considered for tenure. Successful candidates will be given funds to support 1 post doc and 2 PhD positions! See http://bfstiftelse.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CALL-Matematikk.pdf for further information. [Similar positions will be advertised in Oslo and Bergen, but applications will be treated separately at the three universities.] The math. dept. at NTNU is the largest in Norway, and is a very international department with more then 10 nationalities among the permanent faculty. If you have candidates for a such a position, please let me know by 20 Jan 2017, as the preparation of an application will require some time. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Regards Helge

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PhD course di Mustafa Pinar in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

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Fwd: GSSI Call Expressions of Interest in Probability
by Gustavo Posta 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

> > Call for Expressions of Interest in Probability at GSSI > > http://www.gssi.infn.it/communication/announcements/item/1195-expression-of > -interest-for-faculty-position-in-probability > > > CONTACT: eoi-math(a)gssi.it > > > > -- > GSSI MATHEMATICS DivisionExpressions of Interest Calls > > Gran Sasso Science Institute > School for Advanced Studies > V.le Crispi 7 > 67100 L'AQUILA - Italy >

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Announcement: 8th AMaMeF Conference - MARK THE DATES!
by cecilia mancini 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: Announcement: 8th AMaMeF Conference - MARK THE DATES! Data: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 09:20:51 +0100 Mittente: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> A: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> CC: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> Dear Colleague, on behalf of the organising committee is a pleasure to announce that the *8th AMaMeF Conference* will take place in *Amsterdam June 19-23, 2017, *thanks to the joint efforts of groups at the University of Amsterdam, Radboud University, and ING Bank. With the participation of TopQuants. The conference features plenary lectures and parallel sessions covering the forefront areas of research in theoretical and quantitative finance, risk, insurance. Registration and possibility for contributed talks and posters is open soon. Follow the development at the website (in continuous development):*http://8amamef.nl <http://8amamef.nl/>* * * Please help to distribute this announcement among your all contacts. * * Welcome to Amsterdam in June! Best regards and warmest season's greetings Giulia Di Nunno Professor Department of Mathematics University of Oslo * * * *

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annuncio di seminario: D. Cappelletti presso Politecnico di Torino
by Enrico Bibbona 08 Jan '17

08 Jan '17

Martedì 10 gennaio alle ore 11 in Aula Buzano, DISMA, Politecnico di Torino si terrà il seguente seminario Daniele Cappelletti (University of Wisconsin - Madison) Titolo: Reaction networks in the determistic and the stochastic settings per l'abstract e altri dettagli si rimanda alla pagina web http://calvino.polito.it/~probstat/seminars/seminars17.html Cordiali saluti, Enrico Bibbona -- Enrico Bibbona Probability, Statistics and Optimization group Department of Mathematical Sciences "G. L Lagrange" Politecnico di Torino

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job advertisement: Queen Mary, London
by Eva Riccomagno 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Dear All the School of Mathematics in Queen Mary, London is advertising various positions in statistics and applied mathematics. Please feel free to forward the following link to suitable candidates http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/about-us/vacancies <http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/about-us/vacancies> Best regards, Eva Riccomagno ————————————————————————————— Prof. Eva Riccomagno Dipartimento di Matematica - Universita` degli Studi di Genova Via Dodecaneso, 35 - 16146 Genova - ITALIA Tel: +39 - 010 - 353 6938 Fax: +39 - 010 - 353 6960 www.dima.unige.it/~riccomag

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CORRECTION Final Announcement: Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs (Registration Deadline: 16 January)
by Ben Hansen 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Final Announcement: Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs (Registration Deadline: 16 January) The workshop will take place on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 January 2017 on the campus of the University of Utrecht. This will be the 3rd STAR Workshop on Random Graphs. The first took place in 2012 and the second in 2015. We are very pleased to announce the following prominent researchers have agreed to deliver plenary talks: - Marián Boguñá (Barcelona) - Mihyun Kang (Graz) - Vincent Tassion (Geneva/Zürich) - Shariefuddin Pirzada (Kashmir) - Daniel Valesin (Groningen) - Nick Wormald (Melbourne) The workshop is open to all and free of charge, however registration is required to ensure sufficient catering. The deadline for registration is the 16th of January. Registration can be done by emailing: benhansen09(a)gmail.com The website of the workshop can be found at the address: http://www.math.uu.nl/stochsem/WorkshopRGs2017/

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Final Announcement: Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs (Registration Deadline: 16 January)
by Ben Hansen 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Final Announcement: Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs (Registration Deadline: 16 January) The workshop will take place on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 January 2017 on the campus of the University of Utrecht. This will be the 3rd STAR Workshop on Random Graphs. The first took place in 2012 and the second in 2015. We are very pleased to announce the following prominent researchers have agreed to deliver plenary talks: - Marián Boguñá (Barcelona) - Mihyun Kang (Graz) - Vincent Tassion (Geneva/Zürich) - Shariefuddin Pirzada (Kashmir) - Nick Wormald (Melbourne) The workshop is open to all and free of charge, however registration is required to ensure sufficient catering. The deadline for registration is the 16th of January. Registration can be done by emailing: benhansen09(a)gmail.com The website of the workshop can be found at the address: http://www.math.uu.nl/stochsem/WorkshopRGs2017/

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Fwd: [iwfos2017] IWFOS 2017. Third Announcement: extended deadline and possibility for submitting short abstracts (one page)
by enea giuseppe bongiorno 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

*4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics (IWFOS 2017)* *Third Announcement: extended deadline and possibility for submitting short abstracts (one page)* Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, We announce that: *SUBMISSIONS: *Authors can choose between submitting short contributions (6-8 pages in the required format, as up to now) or short abstracts (one page). Accepted short contributions will be collected in a book published by *Springer* <http://www.springer.com/gp/>, but not the short abstracts. *DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SHORT CONTRIBUTIONS: *December 31st, 2016. January 23rd, 2017. *DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SHORT ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION: *January 23rd, 2017. *DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SHORT ABSTRACTS FOR POSTER PRESENTAT.: *May 18th, 2017. More information can be found at the* WEBSITE: *http://iwfos2017.udc.es *CONTACT: *iwfos2017(a)udc.es <iwfos2017(a)udc.xn--es-qia> Thank you for your attention. Hoping to see you in A Coruña, Sincerely Yours, On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees, Ricardo Cao Philippe Vieu Germán Aneiros Enea Bongiorno

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11/01/17 Seminario di Boguslaw Zegarlinski a Roma Tre
by Pietro Caputo 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

********** SEMINARIO Probabilita' Prof. Boguslaw Zegarlisnki (Imperial College, London UK) Titolo: Dissipative Dynamics for Large Interacting Systems" Mercoledi' 11 gennaio 2017 ORE 14:30 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre Largo San Leonardo Murialdo,1 - Pal.C, Aula 311 Abstract: I will review recent results and open problems concerning constructions and ergodicity of dissipative dynamics for classical large interacting systems. In particular I will talk about dynamics defined by formally hypoelliptic generators and some generalised Dunkl type extensions, and how to control their long time behaviour (by use of coercive inequalities or generalised gradient type bounds). *************

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annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

*Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma * *Martedì 10 gennaio* *Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio* *Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica* *Antonio Lijoi, Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Università di Pavia* *Titolo: Bayesian nonparametric inference with heterogeneous data* *Abstract: * *The talk provides an overview of some recent work on random probability measure vectors and their role in Bayesian statistics. Indeed, dependent nonparametric priors are useful tools for drawing inferences on data that arise from different, though related, studies or experiments and for which the usual exchangeability assumption is not satisfied. The presentation will focus on models based on completely random measures, or suitable transformations thereof, that have an additive, a hierarchical and a nested structure. Some of their distributional properties relevant for prediction will be discussed. These theoretical results are, then, used for devising Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms that will be implemented within some illustrative examples for analyzing data in the contexts of species sampling problems and survival analysis.* *Tutti gli interessati sono invitati ad intervenire.* *Per richieste di informazioni scrivere a piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it <piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it>.*

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Fwd: Searching fot PhD candidates - announcement
by enea giuseppe bongiorno 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

Gent.mi colleghi, ricevo ed inoltro l'annuncio di posizioni aperte all'Università di A Coruna. Buone feste a tutti, E.Bongiorno ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ana Almécija Pereda <ana.almecija(a)udc.es> Date: 29 December 2016 at 13:03 Subject: Searching fot PhD candidates - announcement To: ana.almecija(a)udc.es Dear Sir/Madam: On behalf of professors Ricardo Cao Abad and Juan Vilar Fernández, coordinators of the research group Modeling, Optimization and Statistical Inference (MODES) of the University of A Coruña (UDC), I forward the attached announcement in order to select candidates to perform their PhD in the group MODES. The profile of candidates is that of a graduate or an engineer with a solid background in mathematics and sttistics, who has completed or is completing a master's degree. He/she should be able to enroll in a doctoral program in 2017, if possible in February. Those selected may be hired under one of the research projects in force in the MODES group. In addition, they will be able to request, together with the MODES group, an aid for the training of university professors (FPU), the Training and Mobility subprograms included in the State Program for Promotion of Talent and their Employability, within the framework of the Spanish State Plan Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016. Please, would you be so kind as to spread this announcement among potential candidates? Do not hesitate to contact me for any further information you may need. Thank you very much in advance. Kind regards, -- Ana Almécija Pereda Técnico de Gestión de Proyectos Departamento de Matemáticas Facultade de Informática Universidade da Coruña Campus de Elviña s/n 15071 A Coruña Tfn: (+34) 981 167 000 (ext. 1308) ana.almecija(a)udc.es

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Seasons Greetings and First Reminder: Australasian Commodity Markets Conference, 6-7 April, 2017 at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 29 Dec '16

29 Dec '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 01:24:17 +0000 From: Stefan Trueck <stefan.trueck(a)mq.edu.au> To: Stefan Trueck <stefan.trueck(a)mq.edu.au> Cc: Lurion De Mello <lurion.demello(a)mq.edu.au>, Linda Drake <linda.drake(a)mq.edu.au> Subject: Seasons Greetings and First Reminder: Australasian Commodity Markets Conference, 6-7 April, 2017 at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Please find attached the 'Call for Papers' for the 1st Australasian Commodity Markets Conference to be held on 6-7 April, 2017 at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. The conference will be organized by Macquarie University's Centre for Financial Risk and will be held in conjunction with the Journal of Commodity Markets. The deadline for submission of papers is January 20, 2017. Decisions on accepted manuscripts will be announced by January 31, 2017. Further information about the conference can be found here: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-groups-and-facilities/prosp… Please feel free to forward this invitation to others who might be interested in the conference. The Conference Organizing Committee, Linda Drake, Lurion De Mello and Stefan Trueck Stefan Trueck Professor of Finance Co-Director, Centre for Financial Risk Macquarie University email: stefan.trueck(a)mq.edu.au<mailto:stefan.trueck@mq.edu.au> Tel. +61 (0)2 9850 8483<tel:%2B61%20%280%292%209850%208483>

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5th International Symposium on Environment and Energy Finance Issues (ISEFI-2017) (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 29 Dec '16

29 Dec '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2016 08:05:25 +0000 From: Frederic Teulon <frederic.teulon(a)dbmail.com> To: Fr?d?ric Teulon <f.teulon(a)ipag.fr> Subject: 5th International Symposium on Environment and Energy Finance Issues (ISEFI-2017) CALL FOR PAPERS 2017 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY FINANCE ISSUES 22-23 May 2017 IPAG Business School, Paris Campus, 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, France The 5th International Symposium on Environment and Energy Finance Issues (ISEFI-2017), jointly organized by the IPAG Center for Energy Economics and Environment (IPAG Business School) and the Centre of Geopolitics of Energy and Raw Materials (Paris Dauphine University) with the support of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), will take place on 22-23 May 2017 in Paris, France. It aims to provide academics, policymakers, and practitioners with a valuable forum for discussion and critical analysis of the major issues and challenges that interrelate energy, environment, macroeconomics and financial markets. TOPICS The conference organizers would like to invite the submission of both theoretical and empirical papers (in PDF files) relating to all aspects of environment, and energy markets as well as their interactions with financial markets. We welcome submissions in the following, but not limited to, topics: * Climate negotiations and scenarios for a +2? world * Corporate finance analysis for energy companies * Econometrics of energy markets * Energy and climate models * Energy and environment * Energy derivatives: pricing and hedging * Energy and financial market interactions * Energy issues in developing and emerging markets * Energy policies for low carbon transportation * Energy prices: modeling and forecasting * Energy risks: assessment and modeling * Electricity networks, smart-grids, electricity demand * Financial and economic analysis of energy markets * Financial regulation of energy and environmental markets * Finance and investment in renewable energy * Intergenerational choices under global environmental change * Hydroelectricity and water management * Natural resources, risk, welfare and social preferences * Oil and shale gas * Poverty and environmental impacts of electritcity price reforms * Renewable and low carbon technologies policy * Speculation and energy prices * State regulation and energy governance * Transportation charges in oil and natural gas industries GUEST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS * Professor Amy Myers Jaffe, University of California, United States * Professor Richard S.J. Tol, University of Sussex, United Kingdom PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Interested authors can submit their research papers (in PDF files), no later than March 5, 2017 via the Symposium website. https://isefi.sciencesconf.org/ SPECIAL ISSUE OF ENERGY POLICY A selection of high-quality papers submitted to the ISEFI-2017 Symposium will be published in a Special Issue of Energy Policy on the theme ?Energy and Environment: Transition Models and New Policy Challenges in the Post Paris Agreement?. IMPORTANT DATES * March 5, 2017: Submission deadline (full papers, PDF files) * March 25, 2017: Notification of acceptance/rejection * April 20, 2017: Registration deadline * May 22-23, 2017: Symposium event Please visit the conference website for more details: http://isefi.sciencesconf.org/. For general inquiries, please contact Anna Creti (anna.creti(a)dauphine.fr) Khaled Guesmi (khaled.guesmi(a)ipag.fr) or Duc Khuong Nguyen (duc.nguyen(a)ipag.fr)

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Simone Scotti seminar [ Comp.Science Dept. UniVr ; January 11, 2017 - 3:00 PM ]
by Luca di persio 28 Dec '16

28 Dec '16

Prof. Simone Scotti [ LPMA, Université Paris Diderot ], will be hosted by the Computer Science Department of the University of Verona (Strada le Grazie, 15, Verona) https://goo.gl/maps/7uSSJWCiZtC2 the next 11st of January 2017 (Wednesday). He will give the seminar *Alpha-CIR Model with Branching Processes in Sovereign Interest Rate Modelling* scheduled at the *Green Hall*, *starting from 15:00*, with the following *Abstract* We introduce a class of interest rate models, called the alpha-CIR model, which gives a natural extension of the standard CIR model by adopting the alpha-stable Lévy process and preserving the branching property. This model allows to describe in a unified and parsimonious way several recent observations on the sovereign bond market such as the persistency of low interest rate together with the presence of large jumps at local extent. We emphasise on a general integral representation of the model by using random fields, with which we establish the link to the CBI processes and the affine models. Finally we analyse the jump behaviours and in particular the large jumps, and we provide numerical illustrations. This is a joint work with Ying Jiao and Chunhua Ma. *Here you can find more details*: http://www.di.univr.it/?ent=seminario&id=3847&lang=en Do not hesitate to contact me for further infos: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it Best, LuCa __ Luca Di Persio - PhD assistant professor of Probability and Mathematical Finance Dept. Informatics University of Verona strada le Grazie 15 - 37134 Verona - Italy Tel : +39 045 802 7968 Dept. Math University of Trento V. Sommarive, 14 - 38123 Povo - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686

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One-day workshop on Algebraic Statistics
by Eva Riccomagno 27 Dec '16

27 Dec '16

Buongiorno a Tutti, Si informa che lunedi’ 23 gennaio presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell’Universita’ di Genova, aula 705, si terra’ un workshop di Statistica Algebrica con il programma in calce. Gli interessati sono cordialmente invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Eva Riccomagno ore 10.:30 Gherardo Varando, Computational Intelligence Group, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Technical University of Madrid http://cig.fi.upm.es/CIGmembers/gherardo_varando <http://cig.fi.upm.es/CIGmembers/gherardo_varando> TITLE: Polynomial representations of Bayesian network classifiers ABSTRACT: We briefly review our previous works on how to define families of polynomial that sign-represent decision functions induced by Bayesian network classifiers (BNCs). We show how to use those representations to bound the number of decision representable by BNCs and to study some extensions of BNCs to multi-label classification problems. We then expose the connections with algebraic statistic and in particular with the algebraic representation of discrete probability and conditional independence models. We conclude with some possible future lines of research. ore 11:30 Luigi Malago', Romanian Institute of Science and Technology - RIST TITLE: On the Geometry of Neural Networks: from 20-year-old Amari's natural gradient to these days ABSTRACT: Artificial neural networks consist of interconnected computational units, called neurons, which act as mathematical functions. From a mathematical perspective, a neural network is commonly defined as a composition of non-linear weighted sums, which transform input vectors to output vectors. Equivalently, from a probabilistic perspective, given an unknown probability distribution for the inputs, the network encodes a parametric conditional probability distribution, where the parameters are given by the connection weights. Information Geometry studies the geometry of statistical models with tools from differential and Riemannian geometry. Not surprisingly, one of the first applications of Information Geometry was related to the training of neural networks using the natural gradient. Neural networks were quite promising in the 80s in the machine learning community, but later on other methods gradually became more popular. More recently, starting from 2011-12, neural networks and their use in deep learning architectures have become prominent, thanks to their state-of-the-art performance in several different fields. In this talk we review the geometry of neural networks from the perspective of Information Geometry after almost 20 years from its conception, and we present some more recent applications of natural gradient-based methods for the training of deep neural networks. ore 14:00 Giovanni Pistone, ', de Castro Statistics, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri TITLE: Geometries of the Gaussian Model ABSTRACT: In Information geometry, it is possible to define a number of different geometrical structures on the full Gaussian model: the Fisher-Rao Riemannian Manifold (S.T. Skovgaard 1981), the Wasserstein Riemannian Manifold (A. Takatsu 2011), the Exponential and Mixture Affine manifolds (G. Pistone & C. Sempi 1995). We discuss the features of these geometries, including the second order properties (e.g. Hessians), with special emphasis of the Wasserstein case. This turns out to be a special case of a more general set-up introduced in 2001 by R. Otto. Applications, due to L. Malagò (in progress), are presented. ————————————————————————————— Prof. Eva Riccomagno Dipartimento di Matematica - Universita` degli Studi di Genova Via Dodecaneso, 35 - 16146 Genova - ITALIA Tel: +39 - 010 - 353 6938 Fax: +39 - 010 - 353 6960 www.dima.unige.it/~riccomag

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postdoc
by davide gabrielli 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Da: "karel netocny" <netocny(a)fzu.cz> A: "Karel Netocny" <netocny(a)fzu.cz> Inviato: Mercoledì, 21 dicembre 2016 16:21:06 Oggetto: Postdoctoral position Dear colleagues, I have recently got a 3-year grant from the Czech Science Foundation entitled "Stochastic thermodynamics of molecular systems: from classical to quantum" (2017-19). Included is a postdoctoral position for which I am now looking for a suitable candidate; see the attached announcement. I would be very grateful if you could announce this opening to possible candidates in your institution. The exact start date of the position can be negotiated (say, February - May 2017), however I would like to hear of a suitable person as soon as possible. Thank you very much in advance. Kind regards and best Christmas wishes from Prague. Karel Netocny

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Post doctoral position in probability - Paris
by pietro caputo 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cristina Toninelli <cristina.toninelli(a)upmc.fr> Date: Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 1:53 PM Subject: Post doctoral position in probability - Paris Dear friends and colleagues, I am currently advertising a postdoctoral position in Probability in University Paris Diderot, at the Laboratoire de Probabilites et Modeles Aleatoires. The position is funded by my European project MALIG. Main areas of research include interacting particle systems, bootstrap percolation cellular automata and glassy dynamics. The position is for two years. The expected starting date is september 2017, but a different date may be arranged. The successful candidate will not have teaching duties and will have substantial fundings for travel. I would be grateful if you would bring this announcement to the attention of potential candidates and distribute it via local mailing lists. I apologise if you receive this email more than once. The deadline for applications is 31th January 2017. Candidates can contact me directly for any additional informations cristina.toninelli(a)upmc.fr or visit the postdoc announcement on my website http://www.proba.jussieu.fr/~toninelli/postdoc.html Best regards, Cristina Toninelli

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2-years research grant
by Tiziano Vargiolu 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Dear all, the Interdepartmental Centre "Giorgio Levi Cases" for Energy, Economics and Technology (University of Padova) issues a research grant on the topic "Capacity markets and the definition of the value of Reliability Options" to be performed at the Department of Mathematics under the supervision of Prof. Tiziano Vargiolu (as the scientific responsible), in cooperation with Prof. Fulvio Fontini, of the Department of Economics and Management. - duration: 24 month; - deadline: January 16, 2017 - topic: In energy markets, it is of particular interest the problem of a fair evaluation of Reliability Options (RO), namely, physical call options derived on electricity, issued by generators and acquired by a subject to hedge adequacy risk of power generation. The aim of this grant is to define a fair pricing of RO, which requires techniques which go beyond those classically used in financial markets to price and hedge derivative assets. - call for grant: http://www.math.unipd.it/it/news/?id=1962 The English version is at the bottom (3 downloadable files). The successful candidate will not have teaching duties (however there is in principle the possibility to teach if wanted) and will have access to the Department's fundings for travel. For further information, feel free to contact me (vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it) Please circulate -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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BISP10: Tenth Workshop on Bayesian Inference in Stochastic Processes
by fabrizio＠mi.imati.cnr.it 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

WORKSHOP announcement: BISP10, June 13-15, 2017, Milano, Italy We are glad to announce the 10th international workshop on BAYESIAN INFERENCE IN STOCHASTIC PROCESSES (BISP10), that will take place at Bocconi University, Milano, Italy, on June 13-15, 2017. The preliminary conference web page is www.unibocconi.eu/bisp10 The scientific program will feature invited and contributed sessions (from June 13, 9am, to June 15, 1pm) and a poster session on June 13, at 5:30pm - with a welcome cocktail and gathering. A social dinner is also planned on June 14. Invited speakers include, so far, Nial Friel, Peter Mueller, Nick Polson, Ananda Sen, Mark Steel, Rebecca Steorts, Matteo Borrotti, Annalisa Cadonna, Daniele Durante, Didem Egenem, David Ginsbourger, Sara Heaps, Julia Palacios, Lorenzo Trippa, Victor Veitch, Frank Wood and Giacomo Zanella. There will be also a special session organised by Richard Wilkinson on paleoclimate problems. Theoretical and applied contributions on Bayesian inference in stochastic processes are both welcome. A non-exhaustive list of topics includes Markov processes, temporal and spatial processes, empirical processes, birth-death and branching processes, queueing, computations and methods for complex structures, networks and relational data, signal processes, stochastic differential equations. The 2017 edition of BISP is dedicated to Pietro Muliere, on his 70th birthday, to honour his influential research contributions to the theory and the applications of stochastic processes and Bayesian inference. BISP10 will be preceded by a one-day conference on "Recent Developments in Bayesian Theory and Stochastic Processes", in honor of Pietro. www.unibocconi.eu/muliereconference IMPORTANT DEADLINES: - 15/2/2017: Abstract submission (for oral or poster presentation) - 01/3/2017: Decision on acceptance - 30/3/2017: Early registration at discounted rate The workshop is organised by Bocconi University, with the endorsement of ISBA and, very likely, other societies. Details on past BISP workshops can be found at http://www.maoner.com/bisp9.htm and http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/BISP8/ We look forward to welcoming you at BISP10 in Milano in June! Best regards, Sonia Petrone and Fabrizio Ruggeri Chairs, Local and Scientific Committees -- Fabrizio Ruggeri fabrizio AT mi.imati.cnr.it CNR IMATI tel +39 0223699532 Via Bassini 15 fax +39 0223699538 I-20133 Milano (Italy) web.mi.imati.cnr.it/fabrizio

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Fwd: Postdoc positions @ Warwick
by Marco Formentin 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

-------- Messaggio originale -------- Oggetto: Postdoc positions @ Warwick Data: 2016-12-15 14:10 Mittente: Martin Hairer <M.Hairer(a)WARWICK.AC.UK> Destinatario: APPLIEDPROB(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Dear friends and colleagues, I am currently advertising a two-year postdoctoral position in my group at Warwick, funded by the Philip Leverhulme Trust. The expected starting date for both positions is either August or September 2017, but this is relatively flexible, so a different date may be arranged. The successful candidates will not have teaching duties (however there is in principle the possibility to teach if wanted) and will have access to fundings for travel. Additional information and detailed instructions on how to apply are available at https://goo.gl/FupDk0 The deadline for application is the 15th of January 2017 and interviews are expected to take place mid-February. I would be grateful if you would bring this announcement to the attention of potential candidates and distribute it via local mailing lists. My apologies if you receive this email more than once. Best wishes, Martin -- Prof. Martin Hairer Department of Mathematics The University of Warwick http://www.hairer.org/ -- Marco Formentin, Post Doc Researcher Dept. Mathematics, University of Padova Padova, Italy Tel. +39 049 8271461 or + 39 3486431404

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ABS17 Applied Bayesian Statistics School
by Raffaele Argiento 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Please find below the announcement of the 14th edition of the ABS (Applied Bayesian Statistics) Summer school on MODELING SPATIAL AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL DATA WITH ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS with Bruno SANSO', Professor of Statistics, University of California Santa Cruz, as lecturer. Like in the past four years, the 2017 school will be held in the magnificent Villa del Grumello, in Como (Italy), on the Lake Como shore. Raffaele Argiento ABS17 Executive Director Guido Consonni and Fabrizio Ruggeri ABS17 Directors ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ******************************* * ABS17 * ******************************* Applied Bayesian Statistics School MODELING SPATIAL AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL DATA WITH ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS June 19-23, 2017 Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy Lecturer: Bruno Sanso', Professor of Statistics, University of California Santa Cruz https://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~bruno/ The conference webpage is >>>> web.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/abs17.html <<<< Registration is now open. Please note that the conference room allows only for a limited number of participants. The ABS17 Secretariat can be contacted at abs17(a)mi.imati.cnr.it COURSE OUTLINE This course is intended for students who have a background in statistical methods and modeling. The course is focused on models for data that are spatially referenced and that evolve in time. We will develop models for stochastic processes that are indexed at irregularly scattered, fixed, locations. We will look into the theoretical properties of those models as well as into the computational issues involved in the estimation of their parameters. We will extend the analysis of fields of spatial observations that are collected in time. In particular, we will consider dynamically varying process where space and time interact. Real-data applications of Bayesian methods with MCMC techniques will be illustrated. Day 1: Introduction to Bayesian methods and hierarchical models. Examples of spatially referenced data. Basic properties of Gaussian random fields. Graphical exploration of spatial fields. Day 2: Variograms. Examples of families of correlations functions. Bayesian approach to estimation and prediction of spatial random fields. Day 3: The big data problem: reduced rank models and other modern approaches to dimension reduction. Day 4: Spatio-temporal models. Dynamic linear models: integro-differential equations. Day 5: Extensions PRACTICAL INFORMATION The school will replicate the successful format of the previous years, and will feature lectures and practical sessions (run by a junior researcher), as well as participants' talks. It will start on Monday after lunch and end on Friday before lunch; Wednesday afternoon is free. Accommodation is available either at the Villa guesthouse or in downtown hotels (info will appear soon on the website). Como can be easily reached by train from Milan and its airports. More details are available on the website. -- Dr. Raffaele Argiento University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.raffaeleargiento.it

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seminario Volodin a Pisa
by RITA GIULIANO 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Scusandomi in anticipo per lo scarsissimo preavviso, comunico che Mercoledì 14 dicembre alle ore 12.00 presso l’aula Seminari del Dipartimento di Matematica di Pisa, il Prof.Andrei Volodin (Universita' di Regina, Canada) terra' un seminario dal titolo "Negative Dependence of Random Variables” Cordiali saluti -- Rita Giuliano

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[iwfos2017] Reminder: IWFOS 2017. Call for Contributions (deadline: December 31st, 2016)
by enea giuseppe bongiorno 13 Dec '16

13 Dec '16

*4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics (IWFOS 2017)* *LOCATION AND DATES: *A Coruña (SPAIN), June 15th - 17th, 2017. *DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SHORT CONTRIBUTIONS (6-8 pages in the required format): *December 31st, 2016. *PUBLICATIONS:* *Book of Proceedings:* Short versions (6-8 pages in the required format) of the accepted contributions (oral or poster) will be collected in a book published by *Springer* <http://www.springer.com/gp/>. *Special Issues in Scientific Journals*: This meeting will be the starting point for two Special Issues devoted to Functional Data Analysis: one in the *Journal of Multivariate Analysis* <http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-multivariate-analysis/call-for-…> and one in *Computational Statistics* <http://www.springer.com/statistics/journal/180>. It is worth mentioning that these Special Issues are not only open to the best presentations in IWFOS 2017, but also to any other innovative contributions in the field. *WEBSITE: *http://iwfos2017.udc.es Thank you for your attention. Hoping to see you in A Coruña, Sincerely Yours, On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees, Ricardo Cao Philippe Vieu Germán Aneiros Enea Bongiorno -- 4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics IWFOS 2017, A Coruña (SPAIN) http://iwfos2017.udc.es

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probability postdoc position in Bristol, starting 1 Oct 2017
by Pietro Caputo 12 Dec '16

12 Dec '16

ricevo e inoltro ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ---------- Da: "Balint Toth" <Balint.Toth(a)bristol.ac.uk> Data: 11 Dic 2016 11:41 Oggetto: probability postdoc position in Bristol, starting 1 Oct 2017 A: "Balint Toth" <Balint.Toth(a)bristol.ac.uk> Cc: Dear Colleagues and Friends, I would very much appreciate if you could bring the following announcement of a position of Post-Doctoral Research Associate (shortly: postdoc position) at the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, to the attention of relevant and interested applicants. *CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 13 JANUARY 2013* \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Applications are invited for a 3 year Research Associate role in Mathematics, tenable from 1 October 2017 (or a nearby date to be agreed). The aim of this project, funded by EPSRC UK, is to perform cutting edge research in the following two fields of modern probability theory and stochastic processes: (a) random walks and diffusions with long memory (including self-interacting walks, walks in random environment, tracer diffusion in interacting particle systems); (b) stochastic representations in statistical mechanics with special emphasis on quantum spin and particle systems. The Research Associate will work with Professor Balint Toth <https://people.maths.bris.ac.uk/~mabat/> at the School of Mathematics <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/maths/>, University of Bristol <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/>. The applicant should have, or expect to hold shortly, a PhD in Mathematics or Theoretical Physics and experience in some aspect of probability theory, stochastic processes and/or mathematical statistical physics. The School of Mathematics <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/maths/>, University of Bristol <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/> is a leading centre of mathematical research in the UK and worldwide. The vibrant research atmosphere, seminars, colloquia and workshops held regularly there will secure an optimal professional environment for the prospective post holder. The School will occupy its new home, the fully renovated Fry Building <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/estates/projects/fry/> of the University at about the starting time of this position. This will be one of the few most stunning mathematics buildings of a UK university. The School of Mathematics is a supporter of the LMS Good Practice Scheme <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/maths/about/working-environment/> aiming at advancing women's careers in mathematics. For informal enquiries please contact: Professor Balint Toth <https://people.maths.bris.ac.uk/~mabat/> at <balint.toth(a)bristol.ac.uk> \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ *CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 13 JANUARY 2013* For full information about the job and online application click here <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details.html?nPostingId=5266&nPostingTar…> . With best wishes, Balint ------------------------ Prof Balint Toth Heilbronn Chair of Probability School of Mathematics, University of Bristol http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~mabat/

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Saint-Flour Summer School
by Elvira Di Nardo 12 Dec '16

12 Dec '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:31:28 +0100 From: Saint-Flour Summer School <stflour(a)math.univ-bpclermont.fr> To: saintflour(a)math.univ-bpclermont.fr Subject: Saint-Flour 2017, July 2-14 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT Dear colleagues The 47th Saint-Flour Probability Summer School will be held on July 2-14, 2017. This year, the three courses will be: Thierry Bodineau (Ecole Polytechnique): Large-scale dynamics of dilute gases Remco van der Hofstad (University of Technology, Eindhoven): Stochastic processes on random graphs Gabor Lugosi (Graduate School of Economics, Barcelona): Elements of combinatorial statistics Further information can be found on the conference website: recherche.math.univ-bpclermont.fr/stflour/stflour-en.php Online registration will open in February. You will receive another announcement at that time. Please give the information to anyone else who might be interested. Best regards, The organizing committee Christophe Bahadoran, Arnaud Guillin, Laurent Serlet ------------------------------------------------- Laboratoire de Mathematiques Blaise Pascal, CNRS UMR 6620 Universite Clermont-Auvergne, Campus des Cezeaux 3, place Vasarely TSA 60026 CS 60026 63178 Aubiere cedex, France Tel: +33 (0)4 73 40 70 50 Fax: +33 (0)4 73 40 54 50 mailto:stflour@math.univ-bpclermont.fr -- %------------------------------------------------------- Elvira Di Nardo Dept. Mathematics "G. Peano" University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino, Italia tel. +39 0116702862 fax +39 0116702878 http://www.elviradinardo.it %-------------------------------------------------------

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visitatore a Pisa
by RITA GIULIANO 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

Il Prof. Andrei Volodin (Universita' di Regina, Canada) e' ospite del Dipartimento di Matematica a Pisa fino al 3 gennaio 2017. Terra' prossimamente un seminario; titolo e data saranno comunicati appena possibile. -- Rita Giuliano

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Announcement for the IHES Summer School "Spectral Properties of large random objects"
by Pietro Caputo 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

ricevo e inoltro: --------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, This is an announcement for the Summer School "*Spectral Properties of large random objects*" which will be held at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) from July 17 to July 28, 2017. IHÉS is located in Bures-sur-Yvette, south of Paris (40 minutes by train from Paris). There will be 8 mini-courses *Charles BORDENAVE* (Université de Toulouse) *Spectrum of random graphs* *Paul BOURGADE* (New York University) *Universality and quantum unique ergodicity in random matrix theory* *Frédéric KLOPP* (Université Pierre et Marie Curie) *Large systems of interacting quantum particles in a random field* *Eyal LUBETZKY* (New York University) *Spectral vs. geometric approaches to random walks on random graphs* *Yuval PERES* (Microsoft Research) *The cutoff phenomenon and rate of escape for Markov chains* *Christophe SABOT* (Université de Lyon 1) *Self-interacting processes and random Schrödinger operators* *Balint VIRAG* (University of Toronto) *TBA* *Simone WARZEL* (Technische Universität München) *Topics in random operator theory* The IHÉS hopes to be able to provide partial financial support to cover housing for most accepted graduate students and postdocs. Some limited amount of additional funds will be available for special circumstances. Applications should be made using the webpage mentioned below. The deadline is March 15, 2017. All information about the summer school can be found at https://indico.math.cnrs.fr/event/1751/ <http://www.math.ubc.ca/Links/ssprob17/>. The school is open to everybody but intended primarily for young participants, including PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. Questions can be directed to jasserand(a)ihes.fr <jasserand@ihes.fr?subject=Spectral%20properties%20of%20large%20random%20objects> Do not hesitate to broadcast this announcement! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hugo Duminil-Copin Permanent professor Email: duminil(a)ihes.fr Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) Phone: +33-160926643 Le Bois-Marie, 35 route de Chartres Fax: +33-160926669 91440 BURES-SUR-YVETTE (FRANCE) www: http://www.ihes.fr/~duminil/

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seminario Prof. Sergio Albeverio
by Emanuela Rosazza 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

Si avvisa che il giorno mercoledì 14 dicembre 2016 alle ore 15 presso l’Università di Milano- Bicocca (via degli Arcimboldi 8 - edificio U7, quarto piano- aula seminari 4154) si terrà il seguente seminario: Speaker: Prof. Sergio Albeverio (Università di Bonn, Germania) Titolo: “Infinite dimensional integrals, asymptotics and some models in Mathematical Finance” Abstract: We present general ideas for infinite dimensional integrals, having in mind applications to solutions and asymptotics for (stochastic) partial differential equations arising in areas like mathematical physics and finance. Some recent developments are also mentioned. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Un saluto e a presto, Emanuela ******************************************************************************************* Emanuela Rosazza Gianin Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi Università di Milano-Bicocca Edificio U7 – 4° Piano Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 20126 Milano Tel. 02 64483208 Fax. 02 64483105 e-mail: emanuela.rosazza1(a)unimib.it *******************************************************************************************

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Avviso di seminari Prof. Eva LÖCHERBACH
by Enrica Pirozzi 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Prof. Eva LÖCHERBACH Département de Mathématiques Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Université de Cergy-Pontoise TITLE: Modeling spike trains by systems of interacting Hawkes processes with (or without) memory of variable length Tuesday, December 13 at 15:30 Part I Wednesday, December 14 at 15:00 Part II Friday, December 16 at 11:00 Part III at Dipartimento Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Napoli FEDERICO II, Complesso di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cintia, Napoli. ABSTRACT: Let us consider a class of non Markovian processes with a countable number of interacting components, both in discrete and continuous time. Each component is represented by a point process indicating if this component has a spike or not at a given time. The system evolves as follows. For each component, the rate (in continuous time) or the probability (in discrete time) of having a spike depends on the entire time evolution of the system since the last spike time of the component. In discrete time this class of systems extends in a non trivial way both Spitzer's interacting particle systems, which are Markovian, and Rissanen's stochastic chains with memory of variable length which have finite state space. In continuous time they can be seen as a kind of Rissanen's variable length memory version of the class of self-exciting point processes which are also called ``Hawkes processes'', however with infinitely many components. These features make this class a good candidate to describe the time evolution of networks of spiking neurons. In the lectures, I will present the model, both in discrete and in continuous time. I will then sketch results concerning perfect simulation and existence issues, de-correlation between successive interspike intervals, the longtime behavior of finite systems and propagation of chaos in mean field systems. ------ -- Enrica Pirozzi Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Universita' di Napoli FEDERICO II Via Cintia, Monte S.Angelo, 80126, NAPOLI, ITALY Tel. 081 675634 https://www.docenti.unina.it/ENRICA.PIROZZI

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Seminario RAO
by Matteo Ruggiero 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

************************************************************************ STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ************************************************************************ Mercoledì 14 Dicembre 2016 alle ore 12:00, presso l’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Vinayak RAO (Purdue University) PATH AND PARAMETER INFERENCE FOR MARKOV JUMP PROCESSES A variety of phenomena are best described using dynamical models which operate on a discrete state-space and in continuous time. The most common example is the Markov jump processes whose applications range from systems biology, genetics, computing networks and human-computer interactions. Posterior computations typically involve approximations like time discretization and can be computationally intensive. In the first half of this talk, I will describe some previous work (joint with Yee Whye Teh) on a class of Markov chain Monte Carlo methods that allow efficient computations while still being exact. The core idea builds on the idea of 'uniformization', and is an auxiliary variable Gibbs sampler that alternately resamples a random discretization of time given the state-trajectory of the system, and then samples a new trajectory given this discretization. In the second half, I will talk about more recent work (joint with Boqian Zhang) that extends these ideas to allow efficient Bayesian inference over the process parameters. Here we reformulate the earlier idea to develop an efficient Metropolis-Hastings algorithm that more naturally exploits the symmetry of the problem. In our experiments, we show improved performance over the current state of the art. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (http://www.carloalberto.org/stats <http://www.carloalberto.org/stats>) in collaborazione con il Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cordiali saluti, Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it <http://www.matteoruggiero.it/>

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PhD course on "Rough Paths and Stochastic Differential Equations"
by Francesco Caravenna 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

This email is to announce a Ph.D. course on "Rough Paths and Stochastic Differential Equations" in the framework of the Pavia - Milano Bicocca - Indam PhD program in Mathematics. The course is devoted to students interested in analysis and/or probability (see below for the abstract). The course will last 30 hours and will be given in the period February-March 2017 at the University of Milano-Bicocca. In order to fix the precise dates, we kindly ask all interested people to contact us by Tuesday 13 December 2016 and let us know of their engagements in that period. Best regards, Francesco Caravenna and Gianmario Tessitore %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Title: Rough Paths and Stochastic Differential Equations Place: University of Milano-Bicocca Period: February-March 2017 Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of Holder functions and Brownian motion. Abstract: This course is an introduction to rough paths, a modern theory which provides an analytic counterpart to the probabilistic theory of stochastic integration. Rough paths allow to define a notion of integral with respect to the derivative of a Holder function, generalizing the usual Riemann-Steltjes integral. A key motivation of rough paths is to shed new light on the stochastic integration with respect to Brownian motion and on the corresponding stochastic differential equations. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% _________________________________________ Francesco Caravenna Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Via Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy http://www.matapp.unimib.it/~fcaraven/ _________________________________________

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(senza oggetto)
by Fabio Martinelli 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Il Prof. A. Smith dell'universita' di Ottawa terra' tre lezioni nell'ambito del dottorato in matematica presso il Dip. di Matematica e Fisica di Roma Tre con il seguente programma: *MIXING OF MARKOV CHAINS ON MANIFOLDS* Martedi 6 Dicembre ore 11:00-13:00 aula 311 *Mixing Properties of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo* Abstract:* Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) and its variants are extremely popular Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms in statistical computing. In practice, they seem to outperform classical algorithms such as the Gibbs sampler and the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm. Unfortunately, the characteristic long moves made by HMC also make it difficult to analyze. I will survey some existing results on HMC and competitor algorithms, including some recent results of myself and Mangoubi, and present open problems.* Mercoledi 7 Dicembre ore 14:30-16:30 aula 311 *Convex Sets, Conductance and Curvature.* Abstract: Geometric random walks are popular tools for sampling from the interior or boundary of convex sets. I will introduce some popular geometric random walks and describe the mathematical techniques developed by Dieker, Kannan, Lovasz, Vempala and others to analyze them. I will then describe how some recent work takes advantage of ideas from geometry and convex optimization to propose and analyze algorithms that can have improved performance. Martedi 13 Dicembre ore 11:00-13:00 aula 311 *Kac's Walks and Couplings.* Abstract: Kac's walks on the sphere and on the special orthogonal group. introduced in 1953 and 1970, have long histories in the statistical physics and computational statistics literatures. I will describe the history of these walks and review some of the many results on the mixing properties of these processes. I then present some recent work of myself and Pillai, which uses connections to random matrix theory to obtain substantially improved bounds on the mixing times of these two walks. -- Fabio Martinelli Department of Mathematics and Physics Roma Tre University Lg. San Murialdo 1, 00146 Roma Italy tel +39 06 57338039 fax +39 06 57338039

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Mini corso di A. Smith a Roma Tre
by Pietro Caputo 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Il Prof. A. Smith dell'universita' di Ottawa terra' tre lezioni nell'ambito del dottorato in matematica presso il Dip. di Matematica e Fisica di Roma Tre con il seguente programma: *MIXING OF MARKOV CHAINS ON MANIFOLDS* Martedi 6 Dicembre ore 11:00-13:00 aula 311 *Mixing Properties of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo* Abstract:* Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) and its variants are extremely popular Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms in statistical computing. In practice, they seem to outperform classical algorithms such as the Gibbs sampler and the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm. Unfortunately, the characteristic long moves made by HMC also make it difficult to analyze. I will survey some existing results on HMC and competitor algorithms, including some recent results of myself and Mangoubi, and present open problems.* Mercoledi 7 Dicembre ore 14:30-16:30 aula 311 *Convex Sets, Conductance and Curvature.* Abstract: Geometric random walks are popular tools for sampling from the interior or boundary of convex sets. I will introduce some popular geometric random walks and describe the mathematical techniques developed by Dieker, Kannan, Lovasz, Vempala and others to analyze them. I will then describe how some recent work takes advantage of ideas from geometry and convex optimization to propose and analyze algorithms that can have improved performance. Martedi 13 Dicembre ore 11:00-13:00 aula 311 *Kac's Walks and Couplings.* Abstract: Kac's walks on the sphere and on the special orthogonal group. introduced in 1953 and 1970, have long histories in the statistical physics and computational statistics literatures. I will describe the history of these walks and review some of the many results on the mixing properties of these processes. I then present some recent work of myself and Pillai, which uses connections to random matrix theory to obtain substantially improved bounds on the mixing times of these two walks. -- Fabio Martinelli Department of Mathematics and Physics Roma Tre University Lg. San Murialdo 1, 00146 Roma Italy tel +39 06 57338039 <+39%2006%205733%208039> fax +39 06 57338039 <+39%2006%205733%208039>

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Seminario SAMUEL HERRMANN @ UniTo
by Cristina Zucca 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* Martedì 6 dicembre alle ore 12:00 in aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Prof. SAMUEL HERRMANN (Université de Bourgogne) terrà un seminario dal titolo Initial-Boundary Value Problem for the heat equation - A stochastic algorithm Abstract: The Initial-Boundary Value Problem for the heat equation is solved using a new algorithm based on a random walk on heat balls. Even if it represents a sophisticated generalisation of the Walk on Spheres (WoS) algorithm introduced to solve the Dirichlet problem for Laplace's equation, its implementation is rather easy. The definition of the random walk is based on a new mean value formula for the heat equation. The convergence results and different numerical examples permit to emphasize the efficiency and accuracy of the algorithm. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- Dr. Cristina Zucca Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino, Italy tel: +39-011-6702850 fax: +39-011-6702878

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Bando RTDA 13/D1, Sapienza Università di ROMA
by Brunero Liseo 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

CON PREGHIERA DI DIFFUSIONE Si comunica che presso il dip. di Metodi e Modelli per l’Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza, Sapienza Università di Roma, è indetta una procedura di valutazione a 1 posto di ricercatore a tempo determinato di tipo A per il settore scientifico concorsuale 13/D1 Statistica (ssd SECS-S/01). Data di scadenza bando: 27-12-2016 Link: http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/sites/dipartimento/files/Bando_RTD_%20A_SECS… Non esiste una traduzione in inglese del bando; per informazioni sommarie si veda http://bandi.miur.it/jobs.php/public/job/id_job/45583 Cordialmente Brunero LISEO -- ============================================ Brunero Liseo *Dip. di metodi e modelli per il territorio, l'economia e la finanza * *Sapienza Università di Roma* *Viale Castro Laurenziano, 9 Roma I-00161 *Tel. +39 06 49766973 Fax +39 06 4957606 *http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero <http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero>* =============================================

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Two postdocs jobs, Barcelona : deadline: January 8th (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 27 Nov '16

27 Nov '16

The Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics (BGSMath) opens a call for two postdoctoral positions in the areas: 1. Algebra, Combinatorics, Geometry and/or Logic. 2. Analysis, Dynamical Systems, and/or Probability Theory. Succesful applicants will join the BGSMath research group of their choice in one of the five BGSMath institutions in Barcelona: Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalaunya, Universitat Pompeu Fabra or Centre de Recerca Matem?tica. We summarize the details of the call which can be found at http://bgsmath.cat/bgsmath-postdoctoral-call-2017-2019/ - Two year contracts. - Annual gross salary of 26.250?, plus 2000? mobility (to be provided by the research group) - Requirements: To hold a Ph.D. degree at the time of application and at least two years of doctoral or postdoctoral experience outside of Catalonia. - Deadline: January 8th

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HCM Winter School "Recent developments in singular stochastic PDEs"
by Francesco Caravenna 26 Nov '16

26 Nov '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > Da: Massimiliano Gubinelli <gubinelli(a)iam.uni-bonn.de> > Oggetto: HCM Winter School "Recent developments in singular stochastic PDEs" > > Dear colleagues, > we are organising a specialised Hausdorff Winter School entitled > > Recent developments in singular stochastic PDEs > > to be held at the > > Hausdorff Institute for Mathematics at the University of Bonn > > from 20 - 24 February 2016. > > http://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/stochastic-pdes-2017/ > > The aim of the school is to introduce motivated graduate students and postdocs to > some of the recent developments in the theory of singular stochastic PDE. > > Following Hairer’s work on regularity structures (for which he was awarded the 2014 > fields medal) interest in this field has literally exploded over the last years and a large > number of results were obtained within a short time. Among these are universality > results for scaling limits of particle models from statistical physics, links to perturbative > quantum field theory and to the regularity theory for PDE. In this school we aim to introduce > the participants to these recent developments. There will be four short courses taught by > > Ajay Chandra (Warwick) > Nicolas Perkowski (Berlin) > Hendrik Weber (Warwick) > Lorenzo Zambotti (Paris) > > In addition to these courses, a key part of the programme will be a number of interactive > exercise sessions in which the participants will have the opportunity to get hands on > experience of working with these equations. > > Online registration for the school is now open at > > https://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/stochastic-pdes-2017/ > > Registration closes on January 15, 2017. Precedence will be given to applications submitted before December 15, 2016. There will be limited funding to support participants travel and accommodation. > > > Hope to see you soon in Bonn, > > Massimiliano Gubinelli > Hendrik Weber >

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Seminari JARA and BRODERICK
by Matteo Ruggiero 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Venerdi 2 Dicembre 2016, presso l’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terranno i seguenti seminari: ----- h 11.00 Alejandro JARA (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITIONAL DATA BASED ON BERNSTEIN POLYNOMIALS ----- h 12.00 Tamara BRODERICK (MIT) FAST QUANTIFICATION OF UNCERTAINTY AND ROBUSTNESS WITH VARIATIONAL BAYES ----- Gli abstract delle relazioni sono disponibili alla pagina http://www.carloalberto.org/events/seminars/statistics/ Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (http://www.carloalberto.org/stats) in collaborazione con il Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cordiali saluti, Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

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PhD positions at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)
by Giovanni Zanco 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Dear Colleague, The *Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)* is looking for highly qualified candidates to apply for our ISTScholar PhD program. We offer *fully-funded PhD positions* in the natural and mathematical sciences in a world-class research environment on the outskirts of Vienna. The research topics that might interest students in your department include: *Mathematics* - Nick Barton: Mathematical Models of Evolution - Herbert Edelsbrunner: Algorithms, Computational Geometry and Topology - Lászlá Erdős: Mathematical Physics, Probability - Julian Fischer: Theory of Partial Differential Equations, Applied and Numerical Analysis - Tamas Hausel: Geometry and its Interfaces - Jan Maas: Stochastic Analysis, Optimal Transport - Robert Seiringer: Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Mathematical Physics - Uli Wagner: Discrete and Computational Geometry and Topology Our PhD program is characterized by innovative training with a special focus on interdisciplinarity, close mentoring by outstanding faculty within small research groups, and access to first-rate facilities. Students spend the first year completing coursework and rotations before choosing a thesis group and passing the qualifying exam. Our PhD graduates have gone on to top positions in academia and industry all over the world. Students with a *bachelor’s* *or* *master’s* degree in a relevant field are encouraged to apply. We offer *internationally competitive salaries* co-funded by an EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant, full health benefits, and subsidized on-campus housing in the first year. For more information about the ISTScholar PhD program and application process, as well as faculty profiles, please visit our website at http://phd.ist.ac.at. *The deadline for PhD applications is January 8th 2017 for a start date in September 2017*. Yours sincerely, *Hania Köver* Head of the Graduate School Office *Giovanni Zanco* Stochastic Analysis Group Institute of Science and Technology Austria gradschool(a)ist.ac.at

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Annuncio seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

*Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma * *Martedì 29 novembre* * Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio* * Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica* *Pietro Caputo, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Roma Tre* *Titolo: Random walk on sparse random directed graphs* *Abstract: **A random walk on a finite graph exhibits cutoff if its distance from stationarity remains close to the initial value for a certain number of iterations and then abruptly drops to near zero on a much shorter time scale. Originally discovered in the context of card shuffling by Aldous and Diaconis in 1986, this remarkable phenomenon is now rigorously established for many reversible chains. Here we consider the non-reversible case of random walks on sparse random directed graphs, for which even the stationary distribution is far from being understood. We establish the cutoff phenomenon, determine its time window and prove that the cutoff profile approaches a universal gaussian shape. Moreover, we determine an explicit recursive equation characterizing the stationary distribution. This talk is based on joint work with Charles Bordenave and Justin Salez.* *Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.* *Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazioni rivolgersi a **piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it <piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it>.*

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Annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

*Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma * *Martedì 29 novembre* * Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio* * Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica* *Pietro Caputo, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Roma Tre* *Titolo: Random walk on sparse random directed graphs* *Abstract: **A random walk on a finite graph exhibits cutoff if its distance from stationarity remains close to the initial value for a certain number of iterations and then abruptly drops to near zero on a much shorter time scale. Originally discovered in the context of card shuffling by Aldous and Diaconis in 1986, this remarkable phenomenon is now rigorously established for many reversible chains. Here we consider the non-reversible case of random walks on sparse random directed graphs, for which even the stationary distribution is far from being understood. We establish the cutoff phenomenon, determine its time window and prove that the cutoff profile approaches a universal gaussian shape. Moreover, we determine an explicit recursive equation characterizing the stationary distribution. This talk is based on joint work with Charles Bordenave and Justin Salez.* *Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.* *Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazione scrivere a piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it*

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Posto da associato per esterni bandito dall'Università di Udine (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:26:15 +0100 From: Marcellino Gaudenzi <gaudenzi2(a)gmail.com> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: Posto da associato per esterni bandito dall'Universit? di Udine Caro Tiziano, ti chiedo gentilmente di rendere noto che l'Universit? di Udine ha bandito un posto da professore associato per il settore SECS-S/06 riservato a candidati esterni all'Universit? di Udine (possono partecipare solo candidati che nel corso del triennio precedente la scadenza del bando non hanno prestato servizio, n? hanno ottenuto assegni di ricerca dell'Universit? di Udine). Allego il link al bando http://web.uniud.it/ateneo/normativa/albo_ufficiale/758%20-%202016/file Grazie, cari saluti Marcellino Gaudenzi

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Seminario di Tiziano De Angelis presso la Luiss, Mercoledi' 23 Novembre ore 18 e 10
by Fausto Gozzi 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Luiss, Roma, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza Viale Romania 32, Roma Mercoledi' 23 Novembre ore 18.10 aula 106 b Seminario di Tiziano De Angelis (University of Leeds) TITLE: The dividend problem with a finite horizon ABSTRACT: We characterize the value function of the optimal dividend problem with a finite time horizon as the unique classical solution of a suitable Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. The optimal dividend strategy is realized by a Skorokhod reflection of the fund's value at a time-dependent optimal boundary. Our results are obtained by establishing for the first time a new connection between singular control problems with an absorbing boundary and optimal stopping problems on a diffusion reflected at an elastic boundary. Link al paper <http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01655>http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01655 Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazione scrivere a faustogozziluiss(a)gmail.com Fausto Gozzi Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS - Guido Carli Viale Romania, 32 00197 Roma Italy tel 06.85225723 (office) FAX 06.86506513 e-mail: fgozzi(a)luiss.it webpage: http://docenti.luiss.it/gozzi/ old addresses: Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica per le Decisioni Economiche Finanziarie e Assicurative Facolta' di Economia Universita' di Roma La Sapienza via del Castro Laurenziano 9 00161 Roma Italy tel 06/49766275 (office) FAX 06/49766765 and also Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' di Pisa via Filippo Buonarroti n. 2 56127 Pisa Italy tel 050/2213270 FAX 050/2213224 e-mail: GOZZI(a)DM.UNIPI.IT

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Deadlines Reminder -- First Italian Meeting on Probability and Mathematical Stastistics
by Federico Polito 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder of the upcoming deadlines of the "First Italian Meeting on Probability and Mathematical Stastistics" which will be held in Torino from June 19-th to 22-nd, 2017: - Deadline for submission of Contributed Sessions: *December 15, 2016* - Deadline for request of financial support: *December 15, 2016* - Deadline for abstract submission (contributed talks/posters/contributed sessions talks): January 31, 2017 - Deadline for registration: March 31, 2017 More information on the Meeting's website at http://calvino.polito.it/~probstat/torino2017 On behalf of the organizing Committee, Federico Polito -- Federico Polito Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto, 10 10123, Torino, Italy Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it Tel: +39 011 6702937 Web: www.federicopolito.it

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EFI2, December 5-6, Padova, Italy: deadline approaching for registration
by Tiziano Vargiolu 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

(sorry for cross-postings) Dear all, we wish to remind you that the deadline for the registration as attendee to the workshop Energy Finance Italia (Padova, Italy, December 5-6, 2016) is approaching (November, 25). You can find more details on the workshop's website: http://events.math.unipd.it/efi2/ See you in Padova! Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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PhD opportunities in Warwick (in Statistics, Probability, Mathematical Finance)
by Elisabetta Candellero 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Dear all, The University of Warwick is advertising several new PhD opportunities in the fields of *Statistics*, *Probability* and *Mathematical Finance*, with funding available *especially* for UK and EU students. PhD applications are considered on a rolling basis, but the deadline to apply for *funding* is early 2017 (see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/statistics/postgrad/research/fees-funding/ for details). More precise information can be found at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/statistics/postgrad/research. Please forward this message to all potentially interested students. Thank you very much. Elisabetta Candellero

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Workshop on Quantitative Finance 2017 - deadline approaching (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 19 Nov '16

19 Nov '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 13:48:56 +0100 From: Fabio Bellini <fabio.bellini(a)unimib.it> To: fabio.bellini(a)unimib.it Subject: Workshop on Quantitative Finance 2017 - deadline approaching Dear colleagues, as you know the traditional end-of-January Workshop on Quantitative Finance will be held this year at the University of Milano-Bicocca. All the information is available on the official website https://sites.google.com/site/qfw2017/ We have funding for accommodation of foreign PhD students, please send your application with a full CV to qfw2017(a)unimib.it. We also strongly encourage participation from the financial industry; the Workshop will be closed by a round table on Blockchain Finance. Participation to the conference and to the round table is free, but registration on the official website is mandatory. The deadline for submitting the full paper or an extended abstract is 1/12/2016. Notification of acceptance will be given by 23/12/2016. The full paper for the discussant will have to be provided in any case by 8/1/2017. Looking forward to seeing you in Milan! Prof. Fabio Bellini Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods University of Milano-Bicocca Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi 8, 20126 Milano 0039-2-64483119 http://www.economia.unimib.it/bellini http://scholar.google.it/citations?user=P61L8P4AAAAJ&hl=it

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postdoc position available on probabilistic approaches in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
by Francesco Caravenna 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > Da: Fabio Toninelli <toninelli(a)math.univ-lyon1.fr> > Oggetto: postdoc position available on probabilistic approaches in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics > Data: 18 novembre 2016 08:53:17 GMT+01:00 > > Dear Colleague, > > A post-doctoral position is available from April 2017 or later within our research group on probabilistic approaches in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics: > > http://math.univ-lyon1.fr/homes-www/toninelli/LSD.html > > The duration is one year, with possible extension for another year. The post-doctoral fellow will be working on one of the following topics: > > - Macroscopic transport phenomena > - Slow and disordered dynamics > - Interface dynamics and KPZ equation > > Depending on the topic, the research will be conducted in one of the institutes associated to our research group (see the web page). > The post-doctoral fellow will receive a net salary of 2400 euros per month and benefit from health insurance. > > Applications with a curriculum vitae and a brief research statement should be sent by the candidate before January 15, 2017 to Stefano Olla (olla(a)ceremade.dauphine.fr) > The candidate will require at least one recommendation letter to be sent directly to Stefano Olla. > > We would be grateful if you could publicize this offer among the PhD graduates of your department. > > Yours sincerely > > S. Olla, T. Bodineau, F. Toninelli. > —————————————————- > > -- > Fabio Toninelli > Institut Camille Jordan, Universite' Lyon 1 > 43 bd du 11 novembre 1918 > 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France > > Office 105, tel: +33 (0) 4 26 23 44 41

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Seminario SCARPA
by Matteo Ruggiero 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Venerdi 25 Novembre 2016 alle ore 12:00, presso l’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Bruno SCARPA (Università di Padova) BAYESIAN MODELLING OF NETWORKS IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROBLEMS Complex network data problems are increasingly common in many fields of application. Our motivation is drawn from strategic marketing studies monitoring customer choices of specific products, along with co-subscription networks encoding multiple purchasing behavior. Data are available for several agencies within the same insurance company, and our goal is to efficently exploit co-subscription networks to inform targeted advertising of cross-sell strategies to currently mono-product customers. We address this goal by developing a Bayesian hierarchical model, which clusters agencies according to common mono-product customer choices and co-subscription networks. Within each cluster, we efficiently model customer behavior via a cluster-dependent mixture of latent eigenmodels. This formulation provides key information on mono-product customer choices and multiple purchasing behavior within each cluster, informing targeted cross-sell strategies. We develop simple algorithms for tractable inference, and assess performance in simulations and an application to business intelligence. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (http://www.carloalberto.org/stats <http://www.carloalberto.org/stats>) in collaborazione con il Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cordiali saluti, Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

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[Am-l] 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, September 24 - 29, 2017 // Call for Applications (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

===================================================================================================================================================================00 Calling Outstanding Young Researchers ? Application Tool Open! The application process for the 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has started. Young researchers in computer science and mathematics from all over the world can apply for one of the 200 coveted spots to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), an annual networking event. The HLF offers all accepted young researchers the great opportunity to personally interact with the laureates of the most prestigious prizes in the fields of mathematics and computer science. For one week, the recipients of the Abel Prize, the ACM A.M. Turing Award, the ACM Prize in Computing, the Fields Medal, and the Nevanlinna Prize engage in a cross-generational scientific dialogue with young researchers in Heidelberg, Germany. The application period for the 5th HLF runs from November 14, 2016 until February 14, 2017. Young researchers at all phases of their careers (undergrad, PhD or postdoc) are encouraged to complete and submit their applications by February 14 (midnight at the dateline) via the following link: http://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org The 5th HLF will take place from September 24 to 29, 2017 (with young researcher registration on September 23). This prominent, versatile event combines scientific, social and outreach activities in an informal atmosphere, fueled by comprehensive exchange and scientific inspiration. Laureate lectures, young researcher workshops and a structure welcoming unfettered discussions are the elements that compose the Forum?s platform. Over the course of the week-long HLF, young researchers will be given the exclusive possibility to profoundly connect with their scientific role models and find out how the laureates made it to the top of their fields. As described by a young researcher at the 4th HLF, ?The best professional experience of my life. I thought that receiving my PhD was the most ultimate event and highlight, but the HLF tops even that.? All applications that are completed and submitted by the deadline are meticulously reviewed by an international committee of experts to ensure that only the most qualified candidates are invited. There are 100 spaces available for each discipline of mathematics and computer science. All applicants will be notified by the end of April 2017 whether or not they will be invited. For questions regarding requirements and the application process, please contact Young Researchers Relations at: yr(a)heidelberg-laureate-forum.org<mailto:yr@heidelberg-laureate-forum.org> For more information, please visit: www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org<http://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org> Background The Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation (HLFF) annually organizes the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), which is a networking event for mathematicians and computer scientists from all over the world. The 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum will take place from September 24 to 29, 2017. The HLFF was established and is funded by the German foundation the Klaus Tschira Stiftung (KTS), which promotes natural sciences, mathematics and computer science. The Scientific Partners of the HLFF are the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and Heidelberg University. The HLF is strongly supported by the award-granting institutions, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the International Mathematical Union (IMU), and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA). HLF Images https://www.flickr.com/photos/hlforum/sets/72157672915109901 Press Inquiries/Contact for Journalists Wylder Green Christiane Schirok Communications Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany media[at]heidelberg-laureate-forum.org Telephone: +49-6221-533-384 Applicant Inquiries Julia Eberhardt Young Researcher and International Academic Relations Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany yr[at]heidelberg-laureate-forum.org Telephone: +49-6221-533-387 I _______________________________________________ Am-l mailing list Am-l(a)science.uu.nl http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/am-l

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Seminario ISAAC MEILIJSON @ UniTo
by Federico Polito 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* Martedi 22 novembre alle ore 14:30 in aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Prof. ISAAC MEILIJSON (Tel Aviv University) terrà un seminario dal titolo PLACING A BET ON MORE THAN ONE HOLE AT THE ROULETTE TABLE Abstract: In Dynamic Programming, mixed strategies consist of randomizing the choice of actions. In some problems, such as portfolio management, it makes sense to diversify actions rather than choosing among them purely or randomly. Optimal betting in casinos and roulette by a gambler with fixed goal was studied by Dubins and Savage 1965 and their school without the element of diversification (betting simultaneously on different holes of the roulette), once it was proved (Smith's theorem - Smith 1967, Dubins 1972 and Gilat and Weiss 1976) that diversification doesn't increase the probability of reaching the goal. We question the scope of this finding, that was based on the assumption that the holes on which gamblers can bet are disjoint, such as 1 and BLACK in regular roulette. A counterexample is provided in which holes are nested, such as 1 and RED. Thus, it may be rational for gamblers with fixed goal to place chips on more than one hole at the table. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- Federico Polito Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto, 10 10123, Torino, Italy Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it Tel: +39 011 6702937 Web: www.federicopolito.it

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Seminario di Probabilità - Padova
by alessandra bianchi 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario, che si terrà Giovedì 24 novembre, alle 14:30, in aula 2BC30 della Torre Archimede presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. SPEAKER: Sander Dommers AFFILIATION: University of Bochum TITLE: Metastability in the reversible inclusion process ABSTRACT: In the reversible inclusion process with N particles on a finite graph each particle at a site x jumps to site y at rate (d+\eta_y) r(x,y), where d is a diffusion parameter, \eta_y is the number of particles on site y and r(x,y) is the jump rate from x to y of an underlying reversible random walk. When the diffusion d goeas to 0 as N goeas to infinity, the particles cluster together to form a condensate. It turns out that these condensates only form on the sites where the underlying random walk spends the most time. Once such a condensate is formed the particles stick together and the condensate performs a random walk itself on much longer timescales, which can be seen as metastable behavior. We study the rates at which the condensate jumps and show that in the reversible case there are three time scales on which these jumps occur depending on how far (in graph distance) the sites are from each other. This generalizes work by Grosskinsky, Redig and Vafayi who study the symmetric case where only one timescale is present. Our analysis is based on potential theory and the martingale approach by Beltrán and Landim. This is joint work with Alessandra Bianchi and Cristian Giardinà. -- Alessandra Bianchi Dip. di Matematica Università di Padova Via Trieste, 63 - 35121 Padova, Italy phone: +39 049 827 14 06 fax: +39 049 827 14 28 e-mail: bianchi(a)math.unipd.it http://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/

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Annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma Martedì 22 novembre Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Carlo Orrieri, Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma *Controlled Vlasov-type dynamics* *Abstract: The aim of the talk is to connect the optimal control of Vlasov-type PDEs with large systems of controlled interacting particles/agents. The main difference towards the classical mean-field theory, where the particle are freely interacting with each other, is the presence of a central planner influencing the dynamics. In this situation it is not obvious that the mean field limit should commute with the optimization. In order to develop a rigorous limit theory for this problem we employ the well-known concept of Gamma convergence.* *The talk is based on a work in project with M. Fornasier, S. Lisini and G. Savaré* Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazione scrivere a piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.i <piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it>

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Open PhD position at Ghent University
by Elvira Di Nardo 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

%---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Messaggio inoltrato da Christophe.Ley(a)UGent.be ----- Data: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:15:02 +0000 Da: Christophe Ley <Christophe.Ley(a)UGent.be> Oggetto: Open PhD position at Ghent University Dear colleagues, I hope you are doing well. I am writing you to ask you the following: could you please forward the attached advertisement to your students who might be interested in doing a PhD in statistics at Ghent University? I am searching for a PhD student with mathematical/statistical background to work with me on the effect of the prior in Bayesian statistics. All details are in the attached document. I thank you very much in advance for your help. Best regards Christophe %------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhD Position in Statistics/Probability at Ghent University Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Promoter : Prof. Christophe Ley Duration: max. 4 years Requirement: Master degree in mathematics or statistics. Starting date: As soon as possible from 1st February onwards Description: This is a PhD position related to the BOF Starting Grant "Probabilistic distances and Bayesian statistics: new insights on and methods for the choice of the prior" obtained by the promoter. The choice of the prior is a key aspect in Bayesian statistics. In the literature there exist many different proposals of priors and diverging opinions on which prior to use when. The goal of this project is to tackle this problem from a new angle by importing probabilistic distances from probability theory. The PhD position also includes a short research stay at Oxford University. Application: A full application consists of ONE SINGLE PDF file which contains • a cover/motivation letter, • a comprehensive CV, • two names of reference persons. Please, submit your application via email to christophe.ley(a)ugent.be. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but all applications received before January 15, 2017 will receive full consideration. %------------------------------------------------------- Elvira Di Nardo Dept. Mathematics "G. Peano" University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino, Italia tel. +39 0116702862 fax +39 0116702878 http://www.elviradinardo.it %-------------------------------------------------------

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Seminario di Giorgio Ferrari presso la Luiss, Mercoledi' 16 Novembre
by Fausto Gozzi 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Luiss, Roma, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza Viale Romania 32, Roma Mercoledi' 16 Novembre ore 18.10 aula 106 b Seminario di Giorgio Ferrari (Universitat Bielefeld) TITLE: Stochastic nonzero-sum games: a new connection between singular control and optimal stopping ABSTRACT: In this talk I present a new connection between a class of 2-player nonzero-sum games of optimal stopping and certain 2-player nonzero-sum games of singular control. I show that whenever a Nash equilibrium in the game of stopping is attained by hitting times at two separate boundaries, then such boundaries also trigger a Nash equilibrium in the game of singular control. Moreover a differential link between the players' value functions holds across the two games. An application to a problem of pollution control is finally discussed. The talk is based on a joint work with Tiziano De Angelis (The University of Leeds). Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazione scrivere a faustogozziluiss(a)gmail.com Fausto Gozzi Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS - Guido Carli Viale Romania, 32 00197 Roma Italy tel 06.85225723 (office) FAX 06.86506513 e-mail: fgozzi(a)luiss.it webpage: http://docenti.luiss.it/gozzi/ old addresses: Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica per le Decisioni Economiche Finanziarie e Assicurative Facolta' di Economia Universita' di Roma La Sapienza via del Castro Laurenziano 9 00161 Roma Italy tel 06/49766275 (office) FAX 06/49766765 and also Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' di Pisa via Filippo Buonarroti n. 2 56127 Pisa Italy tel 050/2213270 FAX 050/2213224 e-mail: GOZZI(a)DM.UNIPI.IT --- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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FCPNLO 2016
by Enrico Scalas 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Car* collegh*, Vi segnalo la quarta edizione di Fractional Calculus, Probability and Non-Local Operators (FCPNLO 2016): 4th Workshop on Fractional Calculus, Probability and non-local Operators: Applications and recent Developments November 23-25, 2016 BCAM-Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain http://www.bcamath.org/en/workshops/fcpnlo2016 Cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

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[Fwd: Post-doc position openings ERC-TRANSITION (ENS de Lyon, France)]
by davide gabrielli 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Post-doc position openings ERC-TRANSITION (ENS de Lyon, France) From: "Freddy Bouchet" <freddy.bouchet(a)ens-lyon.fr> Date: Sun, November 13, 2016 5:10 pm To: "Freddy Bouchet" <freddy.bouchet(a)ens-lyon.fr> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends and colleagues, May I ask you to forward the following post-doc position announcement to your colleagues ? Best regards, Freddy Bouchet Post-doc position openings ERC-TRANSITION (ENS de Lyon, France) Positions 2 Postdoc positions Title Post doc 1: Large deviation theory and computation of rare events in climate dynamics Post doc 2: Computation of the probabilities of rare events in solar system dynamics TRANSITION Project The research project TRANSITION aims at developing statistical mechanics tools, mainly based on large deviation theory, in order to compute rare events which are essential in the understanding of complex dynamical systems. The problems studied span a complete range between theoretical and applied mathematics issues in developing large deviation theory for complex dynamical systems, their numerical computations, and their application to real systems. The project applications focus mainly on turbulent flows relevant for climate dynamics, but applications to other turbulent flows and the solar system dynamics are also considered. Start date Spring 2017, or Fall 2017 Please see more in the two attached descriptions. Freddy Bouchet Freddy Bouchet Laboratoire de physique (LR2 041) ENS de Lyon et CNRS 46, allée d'Italie (Site Monod) 69364 Lyon Cedex 07 Web: http://perso.ens-lyon.fr/freddy.bouchet/ Phone: (+33) (0)4 26 23 39 54 Mobile phone: (+33) (0)6 69 04 05 67 G -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[iwfos2017] Remainder: IWFOS 2017. Call for Contributions
by Enea Bongiorno 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

*4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics (IWFOS 2017)* *LOCATION AND DATES: *A Coruña (SPAIN), June 15th - 17th, 2017. *DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SHORT CONTRIBUTIONS (6-8 pages in the required format): *December 31st, 2016. *PUBLICATIONS:* *Book of Proceedings:* Short versions (6-8 pages in the required format) of the accepted contributions (oral or poster) will be collected in a book published by *Springer* <http://www.springer.com/gp/>. *Special Issues in Scientific Journals*: This meeting will be the starting point for two Special Issues devoted to Functional Data Analysis: one in the *Journal of Multivariate Analysis* <http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-multivariate-analysis/call-for-…> and one in *Computational Statistics* <http://www.springer.com/statistics/journal/180>. It is worth mentioning that these Special Issues are not only open to the best presentations in IWFOS 2017, but also to any other innovative contributions in the field. *WEBSITE: *http://iwfos2017.udc.es Thank you for your attention. Hoping to see you in A Coruña, Sincerely Yours, On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees, Ricardo Cao Philippe Vieu Germán Aneiros Enea Bongiorno -- 4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics IWFOS 2017, A Coruña (SPAIN) http://iwfos2017.udc.es --

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seminar announcemnt
by Marco Scarsini 10 Nov '16

10 Nov '16

Thursday 17 November from 12.00 to 13.00 LUISS room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Roma. Speaker: Sylvain Gibaud (Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse) Title: Demographic prisoner's dilemma: A probabilistic framework Abstract: I will present an evolutionary game model based on a multi-agent system. In it the evolution will not be managed by a generation system whereby after play a new population is drawn but instead by the fact that agents who perform poorly will die. Our model represents a spatialized prisoner's dilemma where the players move on a torus and play against other players only if they are at the same location. As it is usually done in evolutionary games, the action of the players will be fixed. A player will be either a cooperative player (who always cooperates) or a defecting player (who always defects). This system has been explored using simulations (or approximations). The presentation will show a probabilistic framework in which we can prove theoretical results. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma Martedì 15 novembre Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Random dynamical systems: contraction and recurrence propertie Marc Peigné, Université de Tours Abstract: Consider a proper metric space X and a sequence (Fn) of i.i.d. random continuous mappings X → X. It induces the stochastic dynamical system (SDS) Xn = Fn ◦ · · · ◦ F1(x) starting at x ∈ X. We study existence and uniqueness of invariant measures, under some assumptions of contraction on the Fn, as well as recurrence and ergodicity of this process. We will consider two main examples: the case where the Fn are affine maps of the real line and the case where Xn is the reflected random walk on the positive real line. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazione scrivere a piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it

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CEMRACS 2017 - Announcement (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

********************************************** ** ** CEMRACS 2017 SUMMER SCHOOL ** ** July 17 - August 25 ** MARSEILLE FRANCE ** ********************************************** The 2017 session of the CEMRACS summer school will be held from July 17 to August 25, at CIRM, Luminy (Marseille). This annual summer school on numerical methods has been existing for 20 years. The 2017 session will be dedicated to numerical methods for stochastic problems, including: * control problems, * uncertainty quantification, * mean field models, see the web page of the school for more information: http://smai.emath.fr/cemracs/cemracs17/ The summer school is organized as follows: * The first ten days are dedicated to lectures on numerical methods, including HPC training on computers. * During the next five weeks, Phd or Postdoc students work in groups of 2 or 3 on a numerical project that has been proposed by an industrial or a research department. Specialists of numerical methods and IT will support them. We are currently making three calls: *Call 1. Call 1 is for attending the lectures of the summer school (July 17-26), see the program at http://smai.emath.fr/cemracs/cemracs17/summerschool.html. *Call 2. Call 2 regards the submission of numerical projects: research departments and industrials can submit their own numerical projects. It is a way for them to accelerate the study of a numerical problem or of a numerical method. A project may include students who will work on it, or it may not include students. In the latter case, we will assign students to the project, see Call 3 below. More information is available at http://smai.emath.fr/cemracs/cemracs17/projects.html. Examples from the 2016 edition can be found at http://smai.emath.fr/cemracs/cemracs16/research/conf.php. *Call 3. Call 3 concerns students without a project who would like to work on a project, as defined in Call 2. So, this call is dedicated to Phd students and postdoc students that are not already part of a submitted project. They will be assigned to one of the projects without students (or with not enough students). Projects may end up with a publication, on the underlying numerical method or on some corresponding application. Proceedings will be edited after the event. The registration/accommodation fees are detailed on http://smai.emath.fr/cemracs/cemracs17/. For hosting a project, a participation to global expenses of CEMRACS is asked. For further details, please contact us. Emails should be sent to one of the organizers (see the list below) or at the email address cemracs17(a)smai.emath.fr Could you please circulate the information to colleagues and to industrial contacts that might be interested ? Best regards, the organizing committee: Bruno Bouchard (bouchard(a)ceremade.dauphine.fr) Jean-Fran?ois Chassagneux (chassagneux(a)univ-paris-diderot.fr) Fran?ois Delarue (delarue(a)unice.fr) Emmanuel Gobet (emmanuel.gobet(a)polytechnique.edu) Jer?me Lelong (jerome.lelong(a)imag.fr) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fran?ois Delarue Professeur Universit? Nice Sophia-Antipolis Laboratoire Dieudonn? Parc Valrose France-06108 Nice Cedex 02 (33) (0)4 92 07 62 80 http://math.unice.fr/~delarue

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Annuncio Sisbayes 2017 Workshop, Roma 7-8 febbraio 2017
by Brunero Liseo 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

SISbayes 2017 Workshop, Roma 7-8 February 2017. SISbayes 2017 is the first Workshop organized by the section on Bayesian Statistics of the Italian Statistical Society. SISbayes main goals are - To promote and coordinate applied and theoretical research in the statistical field - To encourage and organize specialized sessions and ad hoc tutorials at national and international statistical meetings - To disseminate Bayesian ideas and methods among young students and scholars in both Statistics and other fields. - To foster the application of the Bayesian paradigm in science, industry, business, finance, and official statistics. The workshop will consists of * Two tutorials delivered by prof. Alessandra Guglielmi - Politecnico di Milano: Bayesian Nonparametrics. prof. Michela Cameletti - Università di Bergamo: An Introduction to Bayesian Computing with INLA. * Five invited sessions * A Poster presentation session followed by a Poster exhibition. The website http://stat-events.wixsite.com/sisbayes2017 contains all the necessary information and it will be periodically updated. SISbayes 2017 is hosted and financially supported by Sapienza Università di Roma. Participants can register on the website. The registration fee (100 Euros; 60 Euros for students) includes admission to tutorials and conference sessions, congress materials, coffee breaks, poster session aperitif (Tuesday 7th) and lunch (Wednesday 8th) Brunero Liseo (on behalf of the Scientific Committee and the Organizing Committee) -- Organizing Committee S. Arima (Sapienza) M. Barbieri (Roma Tre) P. Brutti (Sapienza) F. De Santis (Sapienza) C. Grazian (Sapienza) S. Gubbiotti (Sapienza) B. Liseo (Sapienza) M. Perone Pacifico (Sapienza) S. Polettini (Sapienza) V. Sambucini (Sapienza) A. Tancredi(Sapienza) L. Tardella (Sapienza) Scientific Committee F. Corradi (Firenze) B. Liseo (Sapienza) A. Mattei (Firenze) A. Mira (Lugano) A. Ongaro (Milano Bicocca) S. Petrone (Bocconi) L. Ventura (Padova) ============================================ Brunero Liseo *Dip. di metodi e modelli per il territorio, l'economia e la finanza * *Sapienza Università di Roma* *Viale Castro Laurenziano, 9 Roma I-00161 *Tel. +39 06 49766973 Fax +39 06 4957606 *http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero <http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero>* =============================================

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Giornata di studi in onore di Gabriella Salinetti
by Luca Tardella 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

Il giorno 6 febbraio 2017 si terra' presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche di Sapienza Università di Roma la giornata di studi: "Advances in Probability, Statistics and Decision Theory" *** A Conference in Honor of Gabriella Salinetti*** E' disponibile il seguente sito web dedicato alla giornata con l'elenco dei relatori invitati e un programma preliminare http://stat-events.wixsite.com/gabriellaconference Nelle prossime settimane sarà aggiornato con ulteriori dettagli. L'iscrizione al convegno è gratuita, ma necessaria per ragioni organizzative. E' già possibile registrarsi sul sito compilando un semplice modulo on line. E' inoltre possibile contattare gli organizzatori al seguente indirizzo: gabriellaconference(a)gmail.com. Cordiali saluti

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Second Announcement : Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs
by Ben Hansen 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Second Announcement : Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs The workshop will take place on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 January 2017 on the campus of the University of Utrecht (more details of the location and schedule will be added later). This will be the 3rd STAR Workshop on Random Graphs. The first took place in 2012 and the second in 2015. We are very pleased to announce the following prominent researchers have agreed to deliver plenary talks: - Marián Boguñá (Barcelona) - Mihyun Kang (Graz) - Vincent Tassion (Geneva/Zürich) - Nick Wormald (Melbourne) A limited number of slots for contributed talks are available. If you would like to propose a short talk, please let us know by e-mailing Ben Hansen at benhansen09(a)gmail.com. (In case of too much interest, selection will be based on relevance of the talk and the career stage of the speaker.) The workshop is open to all and free of charge, but please register to let us know that you are coming by sending an e-mail to: benhansen09(a)gmail.com The website of the workshop can be found at the address : http://www.math.uu.nl/stochsem/WorkshopRGs2017/

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Postdocs in Riemannian Manifold Optimization, Deep Learning and Information Geometry at RIST
by Luigi Malagò 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

[apologies for cross-posting] The Romanian Institute of Science and Technology (RIST) has an opening for 3 postdoc positions, in the context of the DeepRiemann project “Riemannian Optimization Methods for Deep Learning”, funded by European structural funds through the Competitiveness Operational Program (POC 2014-2020). The appointments will be for 2 years, with possible extensions up to 4 years. The DeepRiemann project aims at the design and analysis of novel training algorithms for Neural Networks in Deep Learning, by applying notions of Riemannian optimization and differential geometry. The task of the training a Neural Network is studied by employing tools from Optimization over Manifolds and Information Geometry, by casting the learning process to an optimization problem defined over a statistical manifold, i.e., a set of probability distributions. The project is highly interdisciplinary, with competences spanning from Machine Learning to Optimization, Deep Learning, Statistics, and Differential Geometry. The objectives of the project are multiple and include both theoretical and applied research, together with industrial activities oriented to transfer knowledge, from the institute to a startup or spin-off of the research group. The positions will be part of the new Machine Learning and Optimization group, which will be performing research at the intersection of Machine Learning, Stochastic Optimization, Deep Learning, and Optimization over Manifolds, including nature-inspired optimization algorithms, from the unifying perspective of Information Geometry. The group is one of two newly-formed groups in Machine Learning at RIST, where about 20 new postdoctoral research associates and research software developers will be hired in the next year. The official job announcement can be seen here: http://rist.ro/en/details/news/postdoc-positions-in-machine- learning-optimization-deep-learning-and-information-geometry.html # Jobs Description # The three open positions will focus on different and overlapping aspects of the project: 1) Optimization Algorithms over Statistical Manifolds with Applications to Deep Learning The postdoctoral researcher will conduct research on the design and implementation of novel first- and second-order methods for the optimization of functions defined over statistical models, such as exponential families, the Gaussian distribution, and Markov Random Fields. In particular the research will focus on the optimization problem associated to the training of a Neural Network, which will be studied from the perspective of Optimization over Manifolds with non-Euclidean geometries. The postdoctoral candidate will develop optimization algorithms which explicitly take into account the Riemannian and dual-affine Hessian geometries of the search space, given by the Fisher information metric. Such algorithms should be efficient, scalable, largely parallelizable, and suitable for the large scale and big data settings. Keywords: stochastic gradient descent, Riemannian manifolds, dually-flat Hessian geometries, optimization over manifolds, second-order optimization methods, large scale optimization, nature-inspired optimization algorithms 2) Theory of Neural Networks The postdoctoral researcher will contribute towards the definition of a probabilistic and geometric framework for the study of deep Neural Networks aimed at a better understanding of the working mechanisms behind the success of Deep Learning. The analysis is focused towards a better understanding of what enables Deep Learning systems to achieve remarkable successes, and of its limits, in classification and predictive analysis, with a particular focus on the learning task, in order to guide the development of novel algorithms. The research will include the study of the representational power of various Neural Networks topologies, by taking into consideration the impact of hierarchical architectures with respect to the expressiveness of the network; and the analysis of the number of local minima and of saddle points, which appear during the training and which strongly affect convergence of the optimization algorithms, depending on the nature of the network. Keywords: theory of neural networks, deep learning, learning representations, expressive power of neural networks. 3) Information Geometry of dually-flat Hessian Manifolds The postdoctoral researcher will focus on the characterization of first and second-order Riemannian and affine geometries of statistical models, or more in general Hessian manifolds, aimed at the study of optimization methods over statistical manifolds. Neural Networks can be modeled as statistical manifolds, or manifolds of Neural Networks, and the training of the network can be studied as an optimization problem over a non-linear manifold, where the weights of the network are the parameters of the model and thus the variables of the function to be optimized. The purpose of the analysis is to introduce alternative second-order approximations of a function over a statistical manifold, depending on the choice of the connection and thus how parallel transport is implemented, which are at the basis of the design of second-order optimization methods. Keywords: information geometry, geometry of statistical models, natural gradient, dually-flat manifolds, Hessian geometries. # Desired Qualifications # - PhD in machine learning, theoretical computer science, stochastic optimization, statistics, applied mathematics, including fields such as manifold optimization, differential geometry, statistical mechanics, and related fields - Strong publication record - Strong analytical skills, such as problem solving and logical thinking - Enthusiasm to work in a multidisciplinary and international research environment - Good written and oral communication skills in English Knowledge in machine learning is helpful, but not strictly mandatory. Doctoral students close to the competition of their thesis will also be considered. The positions are to start as early as December 2016 or at any agreed later date. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. RIST offers competitive salaries and top-level working conditions. The net salary for these positions will be around 2.000 euro per month, with a possible increase up to 2.200 euro, based on new tax incentives for research and development activities in Romania. Positions are endowed with travel resources. The cost of living in Cluj is significantly lower than in Western Europe or the USA (e.g., it is 1/3 of the cost of living in London, UK). # How to Apply # In order to apply to this position, the candidate should send an email to deepriemann.jobs(a)rist.ro, mentioning in the subject of the email "DeepRiemann Postdoc Application". The email should include among the attachments: - A cover letter - A complete CV with full list of publications - A short research statement (max 3 pages), which describes your research interests and explain why your skills, knowledge and experience makes you a suitable candidate for one or more of the open positions - The pdfs of 2 selected publications - Name and contact information of up to 3 referees, which will be contacted directly by the institute for a reference letter Informal inquiries can be sent to Dr. Luigi Malagò <malago(a)rist.ro>, Principal Investigator of the DeepRiemann project. # About the Institute # The Romanian Institute of Science and Technology is a non-governmental, not-for-profit, independent research institute, founded in 2009, with the purpose of offering scientists a place to conduct research in Romania with top working conditions, comparable to those you can find in Western Europe. RIST currently performs research on computational and experimental neuroscience, computational intelligence, machine learning, and dynamical systems. The institute is currently undergoing a phase of significant and sustained growth supported by European and Romanian structural funds, with plans for hiring around 20 new scientists and researchers in the next year. The institute has close contacts with the Babeș-Bolyai University, which is the largest university in Romania, and with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. The institute is located in Cluj-Napoca, in the heart of Transylvania, which has been named by Lonely Planet as the top region to visit in 2016. Cluj is a welcoming and innovative city, recently listed as one of the major tech hubs (with a 9% growth per year for IT industry). Cluj has 12 universities, over 70k students every year, and an extremely vibrant startup scene, which has recently named the Silicon Valley of Transylvania. Cluj is Europe's friendliest city for foreigners, according to a study by the UK Office of National Statistics, and Romania is no. 16 in the Internations best expat destinations of 2016. About 1100 French citizens, 800 Italian citizens and 500 German citizens live in Cluj (source). The city has an international airport, only 8km away from the city center, with flights to more than 30 European destinations. More information about Cluj: https://vimeo.com/171864331 https://vimeo.com/166021527 -- Luigi Malagò Principal Investigator Romanian Institute of Science and Technology - RIST Address: Str. Cireşilor 29, 400487 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Homepage: http://www.luigimalago.it Office: +40 364 408794 Mobile: +39 340 6249299

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Annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma Martedì 8 novembre Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Pham Thi Da Cam, Université de Tours, France The survival probability of a critical multi-type branching process in i.i.d. random environment Abstract: We consider Galton Watson branching processes of unique type and multi-type in fixed and in random environment. The main target is to observe the asymptotic behaviour of the survival probability of the population. In particular, we utilise the generating function method thanks to the recursive structure of the process in deterministic case and condition to the generating function of offspring distribution in random case. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazione scrivere a piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it

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Seminario di Cambyse Rouzé a Pavia
by Carbone Raffaella 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Cari colleghi, vi annuncio che martedì 8 novembre, alle ore 15 precise, nell'aula Beltrami del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pavia, il Dott. Cambyse Rouzé (University of Cambridge) terrà un seminario dal titolo Convergence properties of a quantum diff usion semigroup via concavity of the quantum entropy power di cui segue il sunto. Distinti saluti, Raffaella Carbone Abstract The entropy power, rst de ned by Shannon in his seminal paper, lead to many celebrated results in information theory and probability theory. In 1985, Costa proved that the entropy power of a random variable with added Gaussian noise of linearly increasing variance is concave with respect to . The proof of this result was later simpli ed by Dembo by an argument based on the so-called Blachman-Stam inequality. This result (and the intermediate steps of its proof) led to many applications ranging from contractivity properties of certain Markov semigroups to entropic versions of the Central limit theorem. In this talk I will discuss a recent analogue of this result proved in the context of quantum harmonic analysis on phase space. I will then use this result to bound the time of convergence in relative entropy of a state evolving under a quantum analogue of the heat semigroup. This is joint work with Dr. Nilanjana Datta and Dr. Yan Pautrat. -- Raffaella Carbone, PhD Ricercatore di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Pavia

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"5th Conference in Memory of Carlo Giannini" (PROGRAMME) (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 29 Oct '16

29 Oct '16

From: Urga, Giovanni Sent: 29 October 2016 08:59 To: Subject: "5th Conference in Memory of Carlo Giannini" (PROGRAMME) Dear Colleagues Please find attached the programme of the forthcoming conference in Memory of Carlo Giannini to be held next 25 & 26 November at the University of Bergamo. Please feel free to circulate the flyer. Finally, please do not forget to register using the following link http://www00.unibg.it/formconvegni2/maschera.asp?convegno=3576. Looking forward to seeing you in Bergamo in a few week time. Regards Giovanni **************************************************************** Please use both addresses: giovanni.urga(a)unibg.it and g.urga(a)city.ac.uk **************************************************************** Giovanni Urga Professor of Finance and Econometrics Faculty of Finance Cass Business School 106 Bunhill Row London EC1Y 8TZ (U.K.) Tel.+/44/(0)20/70408698 Fax.+/44/(0)20/70408881 www.cass.city.ac.uk/experts/G.Urga https://sites.google.com/site/urgagiovanni/ Director, Centre for Econometric Analysis (CEA@Cass) http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/cea/index.html Professore di Econometria, Department of Management, Economics and Quantitative Methods, Bergamo University (Italy) http://www00.unibg.it/struttura/strutturasmst.asp?rubrica=1&persona=689&nom e=Giovanni&cognome=Urga&titolo=Prof.

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ARPM job opportunity
by Elisa Appolloni 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

Dear all, I am reaching out to you because at ARPM (the company for which I work) we are looking to add new resources for our Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management program. Would you mind circulating the message below to interested and qualified candidates? Thank you, Elisa Appolloni *** *The firm* ARPM – Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management <https://www.arpm.co/> is a privately held research institution, directed by Attilio Meucci, based in New York City with virtual offices world-wide. ARPM’s mission is to set and disseminate the standards for advanced quantitative risk management and portfolio management across the financial industry: asset management, banking, and insurance. *The opportunity * ARPM is looking for a new researcher-in-training for a minimum period of 6 months, indefinitely extensible. The successful candidate will review and code practical case studies and theoretical examples in quantitative finance, contributing to the ARPM Lab <https://www.arpm.co/lab/books.php?action=page&id=14>. The successful candidate will work full-time, remotely, constantly communicating via multi-media with the other members of ARPM. The ARPM researcher-in-training position represents a great opportunity for candidates with strong academic background, who wish to apply to real problems in finance the rigorous, research-oriented approach acquired in their schooling. *The progression* ARPM emphasizes the constant intellectual growth of its resources. For the first 6 months the researcher-in- training will be focused on specific projects. At the end of this period (s)he will conduct a presentation on the topics covered. Then, (s)he will start broadening his/her scope, attending the presentations of their peers and seniors, working on broader projects, and acquiring hands-on- knowledge of all the topics of the ARPM Lab <https://www.arpm.co/lab/books.php?action=page&id=14>. The approximate time required to attain the required level of familiarity with the ARPM Lab <https://www.arpm.co/lab/books.php?action=page&id=14> is: two years for a recent master’s graduate; one year for a recent PhD graduate. When ready, the researcher-in-training will be tested on all such topics with an exam. If successful, (s)he will conclude his/her training period, attaining the title of ARPM researcher. The ARPM researcher will then engage in highly quantitative projects with ARPM clients, becoming a profit center. *The candidate* [image: arrow_20]Master’s degree in mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, statistics, data science, quantitative economics. [image: arrow_20]PhD in hard sciences or master’s degree in quantitative finance is a plus. [image: arrow_20]Very strong command of foundational mathematics, including multivariate calculus and linear algebra. [image: arrow_20]Good knowledge of statistics and probability. [image: arrow_20]Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar programming languages. [image: arrow_20]Good command of English. *Compensation* Competitive For more information, please visit arpm.co <https://www.arpm.co/> and/or contact us at info(a)arpm.co <info(a)arpm.co?Subject=job%20Post> -- *ARPM <http://www.arpm.co/>** - Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management**®*

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BIDSA Inaugural Conference
by Federico Camerlenghi 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

********************************************************** INAUGURAL CONFERENCE BOCCONI INSTITUTE FOR DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS ********************************************************** The Bocconi Institute for Data Science and Analytics (BIDSA) is pleased to announce its inaugural conference that will be held on November 18, 2016, at the Bocconi University in Milano. ** PROGRAM ** 14:30 - Welcome Address by - Gianmario Verona, Rector of the Bocconi University 14:50 - Lectures by - Michael I. Jordan (University of California, Berkeley) - Marc Mézard (École Normale Supérieure) 16:10 - Coffee Break 16:40 - Lectures by - Aldo Rustichini (University of Minnesota) - Riccardo Zecchina (Politecnico di Torino) The event will be held in room N07, Piazza Sraffa 13 (Velodromo). Participation is free but registration by November 5, 2016 is required. The online registration form is available at https://eventi.unibocconi.it/index.php?key=ev2016090138 For any additional information feel free to write to: bidsa(a)unibocconi.it

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Conference "Actuarial Risks in the Solvency II Era: frontiers of mathematics and regulation"
by Sabrina Mulinacci 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Dear Colleagues, we are glad to invite you to the Conference on Actuarial Risks in the Solvency II Era: frontiers of mathematics and regulation that is going to be held in Bologna, November 3-4-5, 2016. The program will include a tutorial directed to students, scholars and practitioners interested in mastering the state of the art of theory. Interested students may earn 3 credits upon attending the conference and providing a written discussion of some the presentations in the conference. On Saturday November 5th, there will be an informal meeting for networking on current research and discussion ofspecial topics for future research. More detailed informations are available at http://www2.stat.unibo.it/actuarial-risk/Home.html? Best Regards Sabrina Mulinacci?

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Eurocast 2017 - deadline approaching
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Dear Colleague, we kindly remind that the deadline for the abstract submission is approaching. Workshop "Stochastic Models and Applications to Natural, Social and Technical Systems" of the Sixteenth International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, February 19-24, 2017. An extended two pages abstract must be sent by e-mail to eurocast(a)iuctc.ulpgc.es until October 31, 2016. Selected full final papers for publication will be required before April 30, 2017. Further information is available at the conference web page (<http://eurocast2017.fulp.ulpgc.es/>http://eurocast2017.fulp.ulpgc.es/) Looking forward meeting you at the Workshop. Best regards, Antonio Di Crescenzo and Amelia G. Nobile -- ============================================= Antonio Di Crescenzo Dipartimento di Matematica Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, n. 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy Tel. +39-089-963349 Fax: +39-089-963303 E-mail: adicrescenzo(a)unisa.it Web: http://www.unisa.it/docenti/antoniodicrescenzo/index =============================================

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de Finetti Risk Seminar - October 2016
by Emanuela Rosazza 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture Warner Marzocchi Istituto nazionale di Geofisica e vulcanologia TITLE: The probabilistic nature of earthquake forecasting: key issues, challenges and testability LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, October 26, at 18.00 at room 3-E4-SR03, Bocconi University, Via Rontgen 1, 3rd floor, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30. Scientific Committee: Prof. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Marco Frittelli (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) Prof. Fabio Maccheroni (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Massimo Marinacci (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Emanuela Rosazza Gianin (Univ. Milano-Bicocca) Dott. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** Emanuela Rosazza Gianin Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi Università di Milano Bicocca Edificio U7 – 4° Piano Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 20126 Milano Tel. 02 64483208 Fax. 02 64483105 e-mail: emanuela.rosazza1(a)unimib.it *****************************************************

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Annual ESOBE 2016 meeting, 27/28 October, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy
by Roberto Casarin VE 22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16

7th ANNUAL EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON BAYESIAN ECONOMETRICS ESOBE 2016 Venice, Italy 27 - 28 October 2016 The workshop is organised by the Department of Economics of the *University Ca’ Foscari of Venice*, and is co-sponsored by the *European Central Bank*, the *Central Bank of Italy*, the *International Association for Applied Econometrics* and *GRETA Associati*. The ESOBE meetings aim at bringing together researchers and professionals interested in the application of Bayesian inference. Ever since the pioneering work of Arnold Zellner, Bayesian econometrics has expanded enormously in areas such as economics, finance, business, and marketing. The computational revolution in simulation techniques is a key ingredient in this expansion and allows the application of Bayesian methods to increasingly complex models and high-dimensional data environments. The ESOBE 2016 conference intends to discuss about research and application in the following *areas*: - Bayesian financial econometrics - Bayesian microeconometrics and program evaluation - Bayesian nonparametric - Shrinkage estimation and variable selection in high dimensions - Computational methods for large datasets - Efficient MCMC and SMC methods for complex models The *keynote speakers *of ESOBE 2016 are: - Christian P. Robert (University Paris Dauphine and University of Warwick) - Ulrich K. Mueller (Princeton University) - Thomas J. Sargent (New York University) The *Scientific Committee* consists of: - Monica Billio (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) - Fabio Canova (BI Norwegian Business School) - Roberto Casarin (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) - Sylvia Fruehwirth-Schnatter (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) - Sylvia Kaufmann (Study Center Gerzensee) - Gary Koop (Strathclyde Business School) - Francesco Ravazzolo (Free University of Bozen/Bolzano) - Herman K. van Dijk (Erasmus University Rotterdam and VU University Amsterdam) More detailed information available on the Conference *website*: http://virgo.unive.it/esobe2016/index.htm (* Apologies for post-crossing) -- Roberto Casarin University Ca' Foscari, Venice Address: San Giobbe 873/b 30121 Venezia, Italy Phone: +39 041.234.91.49 Fax: +39 041.234.91.76 Web:http://venus.unive.it/r.casarin/

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MODEL UNCERTAINTY AND ROBUST FINANCE
by Giovanni Puccetti 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE (October 30) with REDUCED FEE FOR THE WORKSHOP MODEL UNCERTAINTY AND ROBUST FINANCE https://sites.google.com/site/2016murf/ <https://sites.google.com/site/2016murf/> University of Milan, 10-11 November 2016 Final program now available at https://sites.google.com/site/2016murf/program <https://sites.google.com/site/2016murf/program>

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Fwd: Fwd: Postdoc position in IHES
by Carina Geldhauser 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Hugo Duminil* <duminil(a)ihes.fr <mailto:duminil@ihes.fr>> Date: 2016-10-19 16:03 GMT+01:00 Subject: Postdoc position in IHES To: Hugo Duminil <hugo.duminil(a)unige.ch <mailto:hugo.duminil@unige.ch>> Dear all, I would like to advertise a postdoc position under my supervision at IHES starting September 2017. If you know candidates who you think might be interested, please do encourage them to apply. I attach a short description. You can tell potential candidates to contact me directly if they want further information. Best wishes Hugo Postdoctoral position in Probability and Mathematical Physics *Principal Investigator : Hugo DUMINIL-COPIN* *Duration*: 2 years IHES offers a 2-year postdoctoral position in Probability and Mathematical Physics beginning September 2017 and funded by the IDEX Chair of Pr Duminil-Copin. All candidates with background in Probability or Mathematical Physics, and interested in working on the mathematical and physical aspects of Statistical Physics and Probability Theory, are encouraged to apply. *Contract details*: The IHES scientific environment provides superb conditions for research in mathematics and theoretical physics. The position will be covered by a competitive package funded by the IDEX chair that will include family housing in IHES residence apartments, and free access to the cafeteria for lunch. Some funding will also be available to participate in scientific events related to the project. Applications should be sent online and include the application form duly completed, a CV, a list of publications, a description of research project and future plans as well as 2 letters of recommendation to be sent to postdoc-application(a)ihes.fr <mailto:postdoc-application@ihes.fr> Apply now<http://www.ihes.fr/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?document_id=4043&portlet_id=1006> *Deadline: 23 November 2016* *Contact*: postdoc-application(a)ihes.fr <mailto:postdocs-applications@ihes.fr> -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hugo Duminil-Copin Permanent professor Email: duminil(a)ihes.fr <mailto:duminil@ihes.fr> Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) Phone: +33-160926643 Le Bois-Marie, 35 route de Chartres Fax: +33-160926669 91440 BURES-SUR-YVETTE (FRANCE) www: http://www.ihes.fr/~duminil/ <http://www.ihes.fr/%7Eduminil/>

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Fwd: Two postdoc opportunities Prob-L@B, Bath, UK.
by Carina Geldhauser 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Two postdoc opportunities Prob-L@B, Bath, UK. Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:27:42 +0000 From: Andreas Kyprianou <A.Kyprianou(a)BATH.AC.UK> Reply-To: Andreas Kyprianou <A.Kyprianou(a)BATH.AC.UK> To: APPLIEDPROB(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Dear Friends, in addition to the 6 month Postdoc opportunity currently open in Prob-L@B: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=HR4368 I would additionally like to bring this 3 year postdoc opportunity to your attention also at Prob-L@B: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=SF4380 You can read more about the probability laboratory at Bath here http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/centres/probability-laboratory/ Please distribute as you see fit, queries can be addressed to me (a.kyprianou(a)bath.ac.uk <mailto:a.kyprianou@bath.ac.uk>). I am sorry if you received this more than once today (unless you enjoyed reading it more than once). with thanks Andreas -- Professor Andreas Kyprianou Co-director of EPSRC CDT SAMBa Co-director of Prob-L@B Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Bath BA2 7AY

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Seminario di Probabilità - Padova
by Paolo Dai Pra 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario, che si terrà Giovedì 27 Ottobre, alle 12:00, in aula 2BC30 della Torre Archimede presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. SPEAKER: Giovanni Conforti AFFILIATION: University of Leipzig TITLE: Some quantitative results about bridges and Entropic interpolations of probability measures ABSTRACT: In the first part of the talk I will discuss quantitative results about the bridges of the Langevin dynamics and the associated reciprocal processes.They include an equivalence between gradient estimates for bridge semigroups and couplings, comparison principles, and a Logarithmic Sobolev inequality. All results are based on a seemingly new expression of the drift of a bridge in terms of the reciprocal characteristic, which, roughly speaking, is the ``acceleration" of a bridge. The analogy between reciprocal characteristic and acceleration also allows to view our results as a probabilistic version of well known facts about ODEs. Bridges can be used to construct interpolations of probability measures. The resulting curve, called entropic interpolation, is a stochastic counterpart to the displacement interpolation. If time allows, I will discuss connections with gradient flows on Wasserstein space and an estimate of the marginal entropy along entropic interpolations which in the small noise limit gives back the well known convexity of the entropy along displacement interpolations. The talk is partially based on joint work with Max von Renesse. Paolo Dai Pra Dipartimento di Matematica Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it

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Reminder: seminar from G. Livieri in Padova
by Giorgia Callegaro 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Dear all, this is to remind you that next week Giulia Livieri (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) will give a seminar at the Mathematics Department of the University of Padova. Here are all the details: - *Title* : Smile at Errors: A Discrete-Time Stochastic Volatility Framework for Pricing Options with Realized Measures - *Link to the online version: * http://papers.ssrn. com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2811304 <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2811304> - *Date and time*: 24 October 2016 at 12:00 - *Room*: 2 BC 30 Hope to see you soon, all the best, Giorgia Callegaro -- Giorgia Callegaro Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics - University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it <https://webmail.math.unipd.it/horde3/imp/message.php?mailbox=Sent&index=598#> Personal web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home

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Annuncio di seminario
by Piccioni, Mauro 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma Martedì 25 ottobre Ore 14:00, Aula di Consiglio Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Claude Lefèvre, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Département de Mathématique Epidemic Risk and Insurance Coverage Abstract; This paper aims to apply simple actuarial methods to build an insurance plan protecting against an epidemic risk in a population. The studied model is an extended SIR epidemic in which the removal and infection rates may depend on the number of registered removals. The costs due to the epidemic are measured through the expected epidemic size and infectivity time. The premiums received during the epidemic outbreak are measured through the expected susceptibility time. Using martingale arguments, a method by recursion is developed to calculate the cost components and the corresponding premium levels in this extended epidemic model. Some numerical examples illustrate the effect of removals and the premium calculation in an insurance plan. This is a joint work with P. Picard (ISFA, Lyon) and M. Simon (ULB). Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Conferenze previste nel mese di novembre, nella stessa aula, con lo stesso orario: 8 novembre: Thi Da Cam Pham (Tours) 15 novembre: Marc Peigné (Tours) 22 novembre: Carlo Orrieri (Sapienza) 29 novembre: Pietro Caputo (Roma Tre) Gli abstract saranno inviati tempestivamente. Per qualsiasi richiesta di informazione scrivere a: piccioni(a)mat.uniroma1.it

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Fwd: [World] Assistant prof.position, TU Graz, Austria
by Gustavo Posta 19 Oct '16

19 Oct '16

Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: gustavo.posta(a)polimi.it > From: Wolfgang Woess <woess(a)tugraz.at> > Date: 19 ottobre 2016 14.17.30 GMT+02.00 > To: world(a)aleanetwork.net > Subject: [World] Assistant prof.position, TU Graz, Austria > > > Open position - Assistant Professor with PhD > maternity substitution, expected for 1 year > Graz University of Technology > Institute of Discrete Mathematics > Working Group Structure Theory and Stochastics > > Starting date: January 1st 2017. > Requirements: PhD or equivalent university degree in > Mathematics, awarded before the beginning of the engagement. > Desired qualifictations: scientific work in the fields > of Stochastic Processes (random walks), Graph Theory, > Geometric Group Theory, possibly combining those topics; > in particular stochastic and deterministic aggregation > models. Readiness to collaborate in research projects > in these areas. Teaching duties of at least 4 hours per week per semester, > in particular for Mathematics in the Engineering sciences, > in German (!). > > Deadline for applications: November 10, 2016. > For details regarding position and applications, see > http://www.math.tugraz.at/~woess/position > > Graz, October 2016, Wolfgang Woess > > > Institut fuer Diskrete Mathematik, > Technische Universitaet Graz, > Steyrergasse 30, A-8010 Graz, Austria > Tel: ++43 (0)316 8737130 > Mobile: ++43 (0)664 60 8737130 > Fax: ++43 (0)316 8734507 > email: woess(a)TUGraz.at > http://www.math.TUGraz.at/~woess > > > _______________________________________________ > World mailing list > World(a)aleanetwork.net > http://aleanetwork.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/world

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Fwd: Chapman Postdoctoral Fellowships at Imperial College London
by Marco Romito 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Chapman Postdoctoral Fellowships at Imperial College London Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:53:21 +0000 From: Cont, Rama <r.cont(a)imperial.ac.uk> *CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: * *Chapman Postdoctoral Fellowships at Imperial College London* The Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London is calling for application for 3 Chapman postdoctoral fellows in Mathematics starting October 1, 2017 for a duration of 2 years. The Chapman Fellowship is a prestigious research fellowship in mathematics, endowed by the Department of Mathematics and named after the British mathematician Sydney Chapman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Chapman_%28mathematician%29>, co-discoverer of the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation. The Mathematical Finance Section http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/mathfin will be pleased to support candidates in ** *Mathematical modeling in Finance, Stochastic Analysis, Applied Probability and Data Science. * The full announcement is below. Candidates working in the above areas may contact Rama.Cont(a)imperial.ac.uk <mailto:Rama.Cont@imperial.ac.uk>for further information. The deadline for applications is * November 25, 2016.* --------------------------- *Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London * ** *Call for applications for 3 Chapman Fellowships in Mathematics* ** *Salary range: £36,070 - £43,350 per annum * ** Fixed Term: 24 months, commencing 1 October 2017 Applications are invited for three Chapman Fellowships in Mathematics, tenable for two years, starting 1 October 2017. These posts provide an excellent opportunity for those seeking to pursue an academic career in mathematics. Candidates for a Chapman Fellowship are expected to have proven research ability in mathematics. Candidates will demonstrate the potential for strong leadership qualities in the subject, as illustrated, for example, through showing initiative on research projects. As well as holding a good honours degree and a PhD (or equivalent) in mathematics or a closely related subject, candidates will also be expected to demonstrate exceptional ability in their chosen research areas. They will have an outstanding research record commensurate with their level of experience, as demonstrated, for example, through an outstanding thesis, publications and conference presentations, etc. Candidates will be able to contribute significantly to the research environment of the Department of Mathematics, and have a proven track record of successful research interaction. In addition to pursuing research, Fellows will undertake a limited range of teaching duties in the Department of Mathematics (one course per year). The ability to teach mathematics at undergraduate and postgraduate level is essential, as demonstrated by excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to give effective presentations. Further particulars, together with information about Imperial College London, the Department of Mathematics can be found at http://www.ma.imperial.ac.uk/. The preferred method of application is online via our website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select “Job Search” then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into “Keywords” – vacancy ref: NS2016213KL ). Please complete and upload an application form stating which area you are applying to, (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Finance, Statistics), also providing a CV, list of publications and Research Plan. If you are unable to apply online or have any queries about the application process please contact Miss Rosie Hart, Academic Support Administrator (r.hart(a)imperial.ac.uk <mailto:r.hart@imperial.ac.uk>) quoting the reference number above to request an application form. ** *Closing date: 25 November 2016* ** *Interviews will be held in London in January 2017.* For more information: https://www4.ad.ic.ac.uk/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelf…

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[amases-soci] Fwd: Bando assegno di ricerca SECS-S/06 Università di Pavia (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: Bando assegno di ricerca SECS-S/06 Universit? di Pavia Data: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:18:10 +0200 Mittente: Elena Molho <elena.molho(a)unipv.it> A: Antonella Basso <basso(a)unive.it> Cara Antonella, ti chiedo la cortesia di informare i soci AMASES della pubblicazione di un bando per un assegno di ricerca SECS-S/06 presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali dell'Universit? di Pavia dal titolo "Tecniche di ottimizzazione scalare e vettoriale per lo studio di applicazioni economiche e finanziarie". Il bando, che scade il 14 novembre 2016, si trova al link http://www.unipv.eu/site/home/ateneo/bandi-e-concorsi/articolo598.html (codice concorso 07). Grazie e cordiali saluti Elena Molho -- Elena Molho Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali Universit? degli studi di Pavia via S. Felice 5 27100 Pavia tel. +39 0382 986233 -- Antonella Basso Prorettore alla Programmazione e Valutazione - Prorector at Planning and Val uation Dipartimento di Economia Universit? Ca' Foscari Venezia Fondamenta S. Giobbe - Cannaregio 873 30121 Venezia - Italy Tel. +39-041-2346914 - Fax +39-041-2347444 E-mail address: basso(a)unive.it Web page: http://www.unive.it/data/persone/5591751

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rettifica orario seminario De Santis a Roma Tre
by Pietro Caputo 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

SEMINARIO a Roma Tre Prof. Emilio De Santis (Universita La Sapienza) Titolo: Stochastic Ising model with fast decreasing temperature. Mercoledi' 19 Ottobre 2016 ORE 15:30 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre Largo San Leonardo Murialdo,1 - Pal.C, 311 Abstract In the regime of temperature fast decreasing to zero, results on the stochastic Ising models are presented. A k-dynamics allowing to flip sets of k spins at the same time is also introduced showing that the behavior of the models deeply depends on this parameter. For these models we follow the classification of Gandolfi, Newman, Stein (2000), i.e. a model is of type F if any spin flips finitely many times a.s., it is of type I if any spin flips infinitely many times a.s., or it is of type M otherwise. Conditions to obtain models of type F, I, or M and examples are discussed.

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seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

Thursday 20 October, from 12.00 to 13.00, room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Rome Speaker: Domenico Marinucci (Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata) Title: The geometry of random eigenfunctions Abstract: The characterization of the geometric properties for the excursion sets of random fields on generic manifolds is a classical topic of probability theory; it has been very much revived recently by the discovery of the Gaussian Kinematic Formula by Adler and Taylor (2007). This formula provides a fully explicit characterization of the expected value for so-called Minkowski functionals of excursion sets under very broad circumstances. In this talk, we review some very recent results pointing at a generalization of this formula to the variance of Minkowski functionals and to a corresponding Central Limit Theorem, in the case of random eigenfunctions. The talk is based on a recent paper with Valentina Cammarota; if time permits, we will also discuss some related results involving also Giovanni Peccati, Maurizia Rossi and Igor Wigman. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Seminario di Paolo Milanesi a Roma Tre
by Pietro Caputo 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

SEMINARIO Fisica Matematica Milanesi Paolo Aix Marseille Titolo: Metastabilita' del modello di Ising stocastico Martedi' 18 Ottobre 2016 ORE 16:00 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre AULA 311 (SEMINARI) Largo San L. Murialdo,1, Roma Abstract: Un sistema fisico si trova in uno stato metastabile se permane per lungo tempo in una sorta di equilibrio apparente prima di rilassare in modo brusco verso lo stato stabile. Per i sistemi ferromagnetici questo tipo di fenomeno si manifesta nel ciclo di isteresi. In questo seminario consideriamo la dinamica di Glauber del modello di Ising 2d al di sotto della temperatura critica e con un piccolo campo magnetico esterno. Un lavoro di Schonmann e Shlosman ha chiarificato l'asintotica logaritmica del tempo di transizione metastabile cosi' come la sua dipendenza dalla forma di Wulff, mentre rimane la questione di studiarne la legge. Passeremo dapprima in rassegna i risultati in letteratura per poi parlare dell'esponenzialita' del tempo di transizione, illustrando l'euristica ed alcune idee della prova.

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Lecturer in Probability, Durham University
by Pietro Caputo 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Ricevo e inoltro: --------------- Dear colleagues, Apologies if you receive more than one copy of this message. Please allow us to draw your attention to the fact that Durham University is advertising for a Lecturer in Probability (closing date 20 November): * <https://recruitment.durham.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form…>*http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/~dma0psc/du_job_by_id.php?job_id=003110 Please pass this on to anyone who you think might be interested. Some further information about the probability group at Durham can be found here: http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/PiNE/prob_at_dur.html Many thanks, Sunil Chhita Ostap Hryniv Mikhail Menshikov Andrew Wade

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Seminario De Santis a Roma Tre, 19 ottobre 2016
by Pietro Caputo 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

SEMINARIO Probabilita' a Roma Tre Prof. Emilio De Santis Universita' La Sapienza Titolo: Stochastic Ising model with fast decreasing temperature. Mercoledi' 19 Ottobre 2016 ORE 14:30 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre Largo San Leonardo Murialdo,1 - Pal.C, 311 Abstract Abstract. In the regime of temperature fast decreasing to zero, results on the stochastic Ising models are presented. A k-dynamics allowing to flip sets of k spins at the same time is also introduced showing that the behavior of the models deeply depends on this parameter. For these models we follow the classification of Gandolfi, Newman, Stein (2000), i.e. a model is of type F if any spin flips finitely many times a.s., it is of type I if any spin flips infinitely many times a.s., or it is of type M otherwise. Conditions to obtain models of type F, I, or M and examples are discussed.

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First announcement : Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs
by Tobias Mueller 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

First announcement : Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs The workshop will take place on Thursday 26 and friday 27 January 2017 on the campus of the University of Utrecht (more details of the location and schedule will be added later). This will be the 3rd STAR Workshop on Random Graphs. The first took place in 2012 and the second in 2015. We are very pleased to announce the following prominent researchers have agreed to deliver plenary talks: - Marián Boguñá (Barcelona) - Mihyun Kang (Graz) - Vincent Tassion (Geneva/Zürich) - Nick Wormald (Melbourne) A limited number of slots for contributed talks are available. If you would like to propose a short talk, please let us know by e-mailing Ben Hansen at benhansen09(a)gmail.com. (In case of too much interest, selection will be based on relevance of the talk and the career stage of the speaker.) The workshop is open to all and free of charge, but please register to let us know that you are coming by sending an e-mail to: benhansen09(a)gmail.com The website of the workshhop can be found at the address : http://www.math.uu.nl/stochsem/WorkshopRGs2017/

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EFI2, December 5-6, Padova, Italy: deadline approaching for abstract submission
by Tiziano Vargiolu 07 Oct '16

07 Oct '16

(sorry for cross-postings) Dear all, we wish to remind you that the deadline for the abstract submission to the workshop Energy Finance Italia (Padova, Italy, December 5-6, 2016) is approaching (October, 15). You can find more details on the workshop's website: http://events.math.unipd.it/efi2/ We also wish to remind you that a selection of the accepted papers will be published a special issue of Energy Economics (further details on the website, as soon as defined with the Editor). We all hope to see you all in Padova! Important dates --------------- - October 15, 2016: deadline for abstract submission - November 1, 2016: notification of acceptance Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

Thursday 13 October, from 12.00 to 13.00, room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Rome. Speaker: Max Klimm (Technische Universität Berlin) Title: Optimal Impartial Selection Abstract: A fundamental property of many interactions like the awarding of prizes, the election of heads of committees or the process of peer review is that one or more members of a set of agents are selected based on nominations from within the set. Since the agents act as voters and nominees at the same time it is desirable that a selection mechanism is impartial in the sense that the probability of selecting an agent is independent of the nominations cast by that agent. In graph theoretic terms, this leads to the interesting problem of selecting vertices with high in-degrees under the constraint that the selection probability of each vertex is independent of its outgoing edges. We give a randomized impartial mechanism that in expectation selects an agent with at least half the maximum number of nominations. This is best possible subject to impartiality and resolves a conjecture of Alon et al. Further results are given for the case where some agent receives many nominations, each agent casts at least one nomination, and more than one agent is selected. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Corso: Introduction to Functional Data Analysis
by antonio.pievatolo＠cnr.it 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Gentili colleghi, dal 14 ottobre al 4 novembre, presso la sede di Milano dell'IMATI, Laura Sangalli e Simone Vantini, del MOX-Politecnico di Milano, terranno un corso di Introduzione all'analisi dei dati funzionali. Il calendario ed il programma sono disponibili a questo link: http://www.imati.cnr.it/index.php/news-3/502-course-introduction-to-functio… Il corso e' gratuito, ma per ragioni organizzative tutti gli interessati sono invitati a registrarsi inviando entro il 12 ottobre una mail alla Signora Simona Milani: simona AT mi.imati.cnr.it. Cordiali saluti, Antonio Pievatolo

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Seminari di René Aid e Alvaro Cartea a Firenze (12 ottobre)
by Giacomo Scandolo 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Il giorno mercoledì 12 ottobre, nell'ambito della giornata inaugurale del MsC in Finance and Risk Management dell'Università di Firenze, sono previsti i seminari: René Aid (Université Dauphine - Paris) "Mathematics and Financial Economics" Alvaro Cartea (University of Oxford) "Model Uncertainty in Electricity Interconnector Markets" I dettagli sono nella locandina in allegato. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

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Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Statistics at OSU
by Peruggia, Mario 02 Oct '16

02 Oct '16

Department: Statistics Position: Discovery Theme Initiative Tenure Track/Tenured Faculty Rank: Two Assistant Professors and One Open Rank Description: The Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for two tenure track assistant professor positions and an open rank position, to begin effective Autumn Semester 2017. We seek energetic researchers in areas of modern statistical methods, computation, and data analysis with preference for expertise as follows: For the open-rank position, expertise in statistics and machine learning. An appointment at the associate or full professor level requires a demonstrated record of scholarly leadership. The assistant professor positions span a range of areas. One position is directed toward environmental analytics; the second position is directed toward predictive analytics. In all cases, commitments to both methodological research and scientific collaboration are required. Interests in applications to decision analysis in the presence of uncertainty, complex systems, including physical and biological systems as well as those involving human behavior and well-being are of special interest. Faculty members are expected to be dedicated to the development and delivery of educational programs at all levels. Experience working in interdisciplinary teams and mentoring members of underrepresented groups is a plus. This position is partially funded by Translational Data Analytics, a focus area of Ohio State's Discovery Themes Initiative, a significant faculty hiring investment in key thematic areas in which the university can build on its culture of academic collaboration to make a global impact: http://discovery.osu.edu/ Qualifications: Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in Statistics, or a related area, by the start of Autumn Semester 2017, and to present evidence of excellence in teaching and in both methodological and collaborative research. Further information about the department can be found at http://www.stat.osu.edu/. Appointment is contingent on the university's verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or university policies, including but not limited to a criminal background check. About Columbus: The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation and technology industries (see http<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>://<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>liveworkplaycolumbus<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>.<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>com<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>/<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>). Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life, and was selected as one of the Top 10 cities for African Americans to live, work, and play by Black Enterprise magazine. Additional information about the Columbus area is available at http<http://www.columbus.org/>://<http://www.columbus.org/>www<http://www.columbus.org/>.<http://www.columbus.org/>columbus<http://www.columbus.org/>.<http://www.columbus.org/>org. Application Instructions: Candidates for all positions should apply to Academic Jobs Online at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/7935. All candidates will be considered for all advertised positions, as judged appropriate by the search committee. Therefore, a single application suffices for all. A complete application consists of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and three letters of reference, on letterhead, submitted directly to Academic Jobs Online by the writers. For appointment as an assistant professor, transcripts should be included. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2016. Applications will continue to be accepted until the positions are filled. Inquiries may be directed to Mario Peruggia at facultysearch(a)stat.osu.edu<mailto:facultysearch@stat.osu.edu>. The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution<https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=pq8lyvcHsU-B0ymOrhYcY7tqTwjCv9EI_vMq…> and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium<https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=pq8lyvcHsU-B0ymOrhYcY7tqTwjCv9EI_vMq…> (HERC). The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status. ------------------------------ Mario Peruggia Professor of Statistics The Ohio State University ------------------------------

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ICEEE 2017 - call for papers - EXTENDED DEADLINE 7th October 2016
by Monica Billio 01 Oct '16

01 Oct '16

*The submission deadline is extended to October, 7th, 2016. *Seventh Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics (ICEEE 2017) The Italian Econometric Association (SIdE) is pleased to announce the Seventh Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics (ICEEE 2017), which will take place January 25-27, 2017, in Messina, Italy. Economists, statisticians and econometricians are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers in all areas of econometrics and empirical economics. Invited speakers: Maria Cristina De Nardi (University College London, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, IFS and NBER), Lucrezia Reichlin (London Business School). Conference webpage: http://virgo.unive.it/side/?page_id=1745 Submission of papers is now possible via Easychair: ** https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceee7th (with a limit of one paper per submitter) at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceee7th. The deadline for submission is *OCTOBER **7, 2016*. The decision notification date is November 20, 2016. Program Committee: Erich Battistin (Queen Mary University of London), Monica Billio (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Chair), Fabio Canova (BI Norwegian Business School), Roberto Casarin (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Giuseppe Cavaliere (University of Bologna), Massimiliano Caporin (University of Padua), Valentina Corradi (University of Warwick), Fulvio Corsi (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Walter Distaso (Imperial College London and University of Messina), Luca Fanelli (University of Bologna), Mario Forni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Raffaella Giacomini (University College London), Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples “Federico II”), Simone Manganelli (European Central Bank, Frankfurt), Raffaele Miniaci (University of Brescia), Chiara Monfardini (University of Bologna), Edoardo Otranto (University of Messina), Franco Peracchi (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”), Elena Pesavento (Emory University), Francesco Ravazzolo (Free University of Bozen), Barbara Rossi (ICREA-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE and CREI), Eduardo Rossi (University of Pavia and European Commission Joint Research Center), Alessandro Tarozzi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE). Local organizing Committee: Walter Distaso (Imperial College and University of Messina – Chair), Leone Leonida (University of Messina and King’s College), Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti (University of Messina), Daniela Rupo (University of Messina) Prizes: One prize of Euro 1,500 will be awarded to the best conference paper written by young scientists in Macroeconometrics or Financial Econometrics (Carlo Giannini Prize, offered by SIdE). One prize of Euro 2,500 will be awarded to the best conference paper written by young scientists in Theoretical or Applied Microeconometrics (Labour Prize, offered by LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations). For eligibility to both prizes, all authors of a paper must be no more than 4 years past the PhD defense.

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seminario Tsay in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

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seminario Dott. Severino - 12 ottobre 2016 - Bicocca
by Emanuela Rosazza 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Si avvisa che il giorno mercoledì 12 ottobre 2016 alle ore 15 presso l’Università di Milano- Bicocca (via degli Arcimboldi 8 - edificio U7, quarto piano- aula seminari 4026) si terrà il seguente seminario: Speaker: Dott. Federico Severino (Università Bocconi, Milano) Titolo: “Weak time-derivatives and no arbitrage pricing” Abstract: The risk-neutral pricing formula is a central result of asset pricing theory that provides the proper valuation of European derivatives in absence of arbitrages. Despite the variety of option payoffs, price dynamics are driven by the same interest rate process. We formalize this intuition by showing that no arbitrage prices constitute the weak solution of a differential equation, where the risk-free rate has a prominent role. To achieve this goal, we introduce the notion of weak time-derivative, which permits to differentiate functions of Markov processes. It generalizes the infinitesimal generator and provides a characterization of martingales, submartingales and supermartingales; in particular, martingales are characterized by a null weak time-derivative. Through the weak time-derivative, we formulate the no arbitrage pricing differential equation and we prove existence and uniqueness of the solution with both deterministic and stochastic interest rates. Finally, we reformulate the eigenvalue-eigenvector problem of Hansen and Scheinkman (2009) and we retrieve a decomposition of the stochastic discount factor, well-known in the long-term risk literature. This is joint work with Massimo Marinacci. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Un saluto e a presto, Emanuela ******************************************************************************************* Emanuela Rosazza Gianin Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi Università di Milano-Bicocca Edificio U7 – 4° Piano Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 20126 Milano Tel. 02 64483208 Fax. 02 64483105 e-mail: emanuela.rosazza1(a)unimib.it *******************************************************************************************

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Special issue of Energy Economics in the occasion of "Energy Finance Italia", Padova, December 5-6
by Tiziano Vargiolu 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

(sorry for cross-postings) Dear all, we are very pleased to inform you that a selection of the papers presented in occasion of the Second conference "Energy Finance Italia" will be published in the Special Issue on "Risk Management in Energy Markets" of the journal "Energy Economics". The selection of the papers will take place according to the Journal standard procedures. The call for applications and deadlines for the submissions will be posted on the workshop's website events.math.unipd.it/efi2 as soon as defined with the Editor. See you in Padova! Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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QFW 2017 - Call for Papers
by Fabio Bellini 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

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Eurocast 2017 - Call for papers
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Dear Colleague, we are pleased to let you know that the Workshop "Stochastic Models and Applications to Natural, Social and Technical Systems" will be held at the Sixteenth International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, February 19-24, 2017. The Workshop deals with theory and applications of probability in the modeling of random phenomena in the natural sciences, social sciences and technology, focusing on mathematical theory, analytical, algorithmic, experimental approaches and computational methods. Practical applications of stochastic models to diverse areas such as biology, computer science, telecommunications modeling, inventories, reliability, queueing theory, optimization and operations research are very welcome as well. An extended two pages abstract must be sent by e-mail to eurocast(a)iuctc.ulpgc.es until October 31, 2016. Selected full final papers for publication will be required before April 30, 2017. Further information is available at the conference web page (<http://eurocast2017.fulp.ulpgc.es/>http://eurocast2017.fulp.ulpgc.es/) Looking forward meeting you at the Workshop. Best regards, Antonio Di Crescenzo and Amelia G. Nobile -- ============================================= Antonio Di Crescenzo Dipartimento di Matematica Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, n. 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy Tel. +39-089-963349 Fax: +39-089-963303 E-mail: adicrescenzo(a)unisa.it Web: http://www.unisa.it/docenti/antoniodicrescenzo/index =============================================

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Fwd: Seminari di fisica matematica 28 settembre Giambattista Giacomin
by Gustavo Posta 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

Begin forwarded message: > > > Seminari di Fisica Matematica > Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Castelnuovo" > Università di Roma La Sapienza > > > Mercoledì 28 settembre, ore 16, aula di Consiglio > > > Giambattista Giacomin (Université Paris Diderot) > > > Dynamical models on random graphs: mean field versus long time behavior > > > Abstract. > I will address the issue of the proximity of interacting diffusion > models on large graphs with a uniform degree property and the > corresponding mean field model, i.e. a model on the complete graph > with a suitably renormalized interaction parameter. Examples include > Erdos-Renyi graphs with edge probability p(n), n is the number of > vertices, such that p(n)n tends to infinity as n does. I will present > a general result establishing this proximity on finite time horizon, > by exploiting the fact that both systems are accurately described by a > Fokker-Planck PDE in the limit. I will then try to put this result > into perspective by discussing the limitations of our approach. > > > > Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Gustavo Posta Dipartimento di Matematica Università di Roma "la Sapienza" P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma Italy web: http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/~posta e-mail: gustavo.posta(a)uniroma1.it phone: +39-06-4991-4969 ------------------------------------------------------------------

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seminario Taniguchi in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

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International Conference on "Credit Solutions for the Real Economy: Implications for Investors, Financial Stability and Policy Design" in Venice - Programme
by Monica Billio 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

15th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE C R E D I T 2016 *Credit Solutions for the Real Economy: Implications for Investors, Financial Stability and Policy Design *Venice, Italy 6 - 7 October 2016 The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of risk management. The conference this year focuses on *New Credit Solutions for the Real Economy and their Implications for Investors, Financial Stability and Policy Design *and will provide an opportunity for participants engaged in research at the forefront of this area to discuss both the causes and implications of recent events in financial markets and may, in turn, suggest fruitful directions for future research. The Conference is the *fifteenth *of a series dedicated to various aspects of credit risk. The *co-sponsors* of the Conference are *GRETA Associati* (Venice, Italy), *Intesa Sanpaolo *(Milan, Italy), the*European Investment Fund *(Luxembourg), *Research Center SAFE *at Goethe University Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany) and *European Investment Bank__*(Luxembourg). The Conference is organised under the auspices of the *Department of Economics of the University Ca Foscari of Venice*, *ABI - Italian Banking Association__*and*European Investment Bank Institute*. The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of: *Loriana Pelizzon *(Research Center SAFE at Goethe University Frankfurt, Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA, Programme Chair), *Francesca Campolongo *(JRC, European Commission), *Marco Da Rin *(Tilburg University), *Helmut Kraemer-Eis *(European Investment Fund), *Jan Pieter Krahnen *(Research Center SAFE at Goethe University Frankfurt),*Adair Morse *(University of California, Berkeley), *Steven Ongena *(University of Zurich, SFI & CEPR) and *Stephen Schaefer *(London Business School) PROGRAMME Thursday, October 6 2016 9.00 - 9.15_Welcome and Opening Remarks _*Monica Billio* (Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA) *Loriana Pelizzon* (Research Center SAFE at Goethe University Frankfurt, Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA, Programme Chair ) 9.15 - 11.00_Session I: Alternative and Digital Financing I_ - Chairman:*Stephen Schaefer *(London Business School) Key-note talk: /Lending Markets in Transition: Platforms, Borrowers & Investors,/ *Adair Morse* (University of California) /Payment Instruments, Enforceability and Development: Evidence from Mobile Money Technology, /Thorsten Beck**(City University London & CEPR),**Haki Pamuk**(Tilburg University & Wageningen University),**Ravindra Ramrattan**(FSD Kenya & Tilburg University)**and*Burak R. Uras* (Tilburg University & European Banking Center) - _Discussant:_ *Dale Gray *(International Monetary Fund) /How Does P2P Lending Fit Into the Consumer Credit Market?, /*Calebe de Roure *(Frankfurt School of Finance & Management),**Loriana Pelizzon**(Research Center SAFE at Goethe University Frankfurt, Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA), Paolo Tasca**(University College London, Centre for Blockchain Technologies) and Anjan Thakor (Washington University) - _Discussant:_ *Bruno Parigi *(University of Padova) 11.45 - 12.45_Session II: Credit Risk_ - Chairman:*Helmut Kraemer-Eis* (European Investment Fund) /Keeping It Personal or Getting Real? On the Drivers and Effectiveness of Personal versus Real Loan Guarantees, /*Sergio Mayordomo *(Bank of Spain), Antonio Moreno (University of Navarra), Steven Ongena (University of Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute, KU Leuven & CEPR) and María Rodríguez-Moreno (Bank of Spain) - _Discussant:_ *Vladimir Volkov *(University of Tasmania) /Default Risk Premium in Credit and Equity Market: A New Approach for Structural Model Estimation, /Alessandro Beber**(City University London),*Raffaele Corvino *(City University London) and Gianluca Fusai (City University London & Università del Piemonte Orientale) - _Discussant:_ *Alain Monfort* (CREST & Banque de France) 14.15 - 15.45_Session III: The Role of the Public Sector in Promoting the Development of Alternative Financing Channels_ - Chairman:*Loriana Pelizzon *(Research Center SAFE at Goethe University Frankfurt, Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA) /A Short Description of EIF Activities,/ *Helmut Kraemer-Eis* (European Investment Fund) /The Impact of EIF on the VC Ecosystem, /*Simone Signore *(European Investment Fund) and *Dario Prencipe *(European Investment Fund) /Dual Recourse Instrument - A Long Term Financing Solution for SME Loans, /*Luca Bertalot *(European Mortgage Federation - European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC)), /Transparency The Way to Restore Confidence in the European ABS Market, /*Christian Thun *(European DataWarehouse GmbH) 15.45 - 16.45_Poster Session 1 _ 16.45 - 17.45_Session IV: Alternative and Digital Financing II_ - Chairman:*Francesca Campolongo *(JRC, European Commission) /Informational Synergies in Consumer Credit, /*Martin Hibbeln* (University of Duisburg-Essen), Lars Norden**(Getulio Vargas Foundation), Piet Usselmann (Braunschweig Institute of Technology) and**Marc Gürtler**(Braunschweig Institute of Technology) - _Discussant:_ *Marco Da Rin* (Tilburg University) /The Evolution of the Bitcoin Economy: Extracting and Analyzing the Network of Payment Relationships, /*Paolo Tasca* (University College London, Centre for Blockchain Technologies), Shaowen Liu (Deutsche Bundesbank) and Adam Hayes (University of Wisconsin-Madison) - _Discussant:_ *Ryan Stauffer *(University of Calgary) Friday, October 7 2016 9.00 - 10.45_Session V: Financing SME_ - Chairman:*Massimiliano Marini *(Intesa Sanpaolo) Key-note talk: /Financing Scale-Ups, /*Thomas Hellmann *(Oxford Said Business School) /Assessing the Credit Worthiness of Italian SMEs and Mini-bond Issuers, /Edward I. Altman (New York University),**Maurizio Esentato**(Classis Capital SIM S.p.A) and *Gabriele Sabato* (WiserFunding Ltd.) - _Discussant:_ *Francesca Campolongo *(JRC, European Commission) /Support for the SME Supporting Factor - Multi-Country Empirical Evidence on Systematic Risk Factor for SME Loans, /*Michel Dietsch* (ACPR Banque de France),**Klaus Düllmann (European Central Bank), Henri Fraisse (ACPR Banque de France), Philipp Koziol (European Central Bank) and Christine Ott**(Deutsche Bundesbank) - _Discussant:_ *Michele Costola *(Ca Foscari University of Venice) 11.30 - 13.15_Session VI: *SMEs Access to Financing and Bank Credit*_ - Chairman:*Pier Luigi Gilbert *(European Investment Fund) Key-note talk*:* /SMEs, Young Growth Firms and their Financing in Europe, /*Philipp Hartmann *(European Central Bank) /The Effect of Central Bank Liquidity Injections on Bank Credit Supply, /*Luisa Carpinelli* (Bank of Italy) and Matteo Crosignani (NYU Stern) - _Discussant:_ *Sven Klingler *(Copenhagen Business School) /The Demand and Supply of Mortgage Rate Fixation Periods. Managing Interest Rate Risk and Credit Risk in a Low Rate Environment, /Christoph Basten**(Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority & ETHZ), *Benjamin Guin* (Bank of England) and Cathérine Koch (Bank for International Settlements) - _Discussant:_ *Stephen Schaefer *(London Business School) 14.30 - 16.00_PANEL Session: *The Development of Credit Markets: Products, Financing Channels and Business Models//* _Moderator: *Fabrizio Galimberti *(Columnist, Il Sole 24 Ore) *Angelo Federico Arcelli *(Partner, Oliver Wyman) *Philipp Hartmann *(Deputy Director General Research, European Central Bank) *Thomas Hellmann *(Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford) *Lars Jul Overby *(Head of Credit, Market and Operational Risk, European Bank Authority) *Dario Scannapieco *(Chairman, European Investment Fund & Vice-President, European Investment Bank) 16.00 - 17.00_Poster Session 2 _17.00 - 18.00_Session VII: Bank Business Models_ - Chairman:*Domenico Sartore *(Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA) /Nothing Special about Banks: Competition and Bank Lending in Britain, 1885-1925, /*Fabio Braggion* (Tilburg University & CentER), Narly Dwarkasing**(University of Bonn) and Lyndon Moore (University of Melbourne) - _Discussant:_ *Marcella Lucchetta *(Ca Foscari University of Venice) /Bank Business Models at Zero Interest Rates, /André Lucas**(VU University Amsterdam & Tinbergen Institute), Julia Schaumburg (VU University Amsterdam & Tinbergen Institute) and *Bernd Schwaab* (European Central Bank) - _Discussant:_ *Stine L. Daetz *(Copenhagen Business School) REGISTRATION To register for the Conference you are requested to complete the registration form that is available on our website (http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm <file:///http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm>). Registration fees are: Academics: 300 Euro + VAT Practitioners:1000 Euro + VAT PhD Students*: 130 Euro + VAT *VAT is currently 22%* For participants presenting a paper there are no fees. *Students will have to provide valid proof of their student status. The registration fees cover: Admission to all scientific sessions; Lunches and coffee service during the Conference; Conference kit. The registration fees do not fully cover the conference dinner on October 6th, 2016, for which there is an extra charge of 80.00 Euro per person (conference attendees as well as accompanying persons). For more detailed information (registration, accommodation and Conference venue), please refer to the Conference website: http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm <file:///http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm>

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Tirocini formativi e di orientamento per neolaureati - Scadenza 25 Ottobre 2016
by Maurizio Ceseri 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Si segnala che è stata attivata una selezione per tre tirocini formativi e di orientamento retribuiti da svolgersi presso l'Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo "Mauro Picone" del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, nell'ambito del progetto Sportello Matematico per l'Industria Italiana. Di seguito, una sintetica descrizione della posizione. Maggiori informazioni e tutti i dettagli per presentare la domanda possono essere trovate al seguente link http://www.sportellomatematico.it/SMII/tirocini-2016/ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ *L'obiettivo del Tirocinio* è di formare la figura professionale del *Traduttore Tecnologico* nell'ambito della Matematica Industriale, in grado di facilitare la comunicazione tra imprese e centri di ricerca. *Il bando è rivolto a* giovani con una Laurea Specialistica o Magistrale in una delle seguenti discipline: Matematica, Statistica, Fisica, Ingegneria, Scienze Informatiche ed Economia. *Il Tirocinio prevede* un rimborso mensile di *700 Euro* e ha una durata di *6 mesi*. *Per partecipare alla selezione*, è necessario inviare domanda di partecipazione all'Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone” esclusivamente tramite Posta Elettronica Certificata (PEC) all'indirizzo: protocollo.iac(a)pec.cnr.it, entro il 25 Ottobre 2016. Alla domanda deve essere allegato un *curriculum vitae* in formato PDF. *La selezione* dei candidati avverrà il *28 Ottobre 2016 alle ore 9:30* presso l'Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone”, via dei Taurini 19, Roma, che sarà anche la sede del tirocinio formativo. Maurizio Ceseri Sportello Matematico per l'Industria Italiana Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo (IAC-CNR) via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma (Italy) Tel: (+39) 0649937369 Website: sportellomatematico.it

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Conference in Leeds - approaching deadline for registration
by Tiziano De Angelis 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Dear All, We would like to kindly remind you of the upcoming conference "Stochastic Analysis of Dynamical Systems, Stochastic Control and Games" which is going to be held at the University of Leeds on 24th - 26th of October 2016. Registration will close on *30th of September*. All necessary information can be found at www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/sandsycog For the list of confirmed speakers please follow the link below http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/sandsycog/programme.html Any queries may be addressed to Alexander Veretennikov: a.veretennikov(a)leeds.ac.uk Tiziano De Angelis: t.deangelis(a)leeds.ac.uk We would be most grateful if you could please forward the announcement to anyone potentially interested. Best regards Alexander Veretennikov Tiziano De Angelis

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seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Thursday 29 September, from 12.00 to 13.00, room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Rome. Speaker: Stefano Vaccari (Sapienza Università di Roma) Title: Social learning in a competitive market with consumer reviews Abstract: Two products of unknown qualities are simultaneously launched by two different firms in the market. An infinite population of consumers with heterogeneous preferences sequentially decide whether to purchase one of the two products or not to buy at all. Arriving consumers estimate the qualities of products based on the distribution of binary online reviews reported by prior consumers and decide accordingly, obeying a non-Bayesian rule. The goal of our work is to describe how the online review mechanism drives the spread of information in a competitive market and to provide conditions under which consumers' quality estimates converge almost surely to the true qualities of products. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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ICEEE 2017 - call for papers - LAST WEEK FOR SUBMISSIONS
by Monica Billio 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Seventh Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics (ICEEE 2017) The Italian Econometric Association (SIdE) is pleased to announce the Seventh Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics (ICEEE 2017), which will take place January 25-27, 2017, in Messina, Italy. Economists, statisticians and econometricians are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers in all areas of econometrics and empirical economics. Invited speakers: Maria Cristina De Nardi (University College London, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, IFS and NBER), Lucrezia Reichlin (London Business School). Conference webpage: http://virgo.unive.it/side/?page_id=1745 Submission of papers is now possible via Easychair: ** https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceee7th (with a limit of one paper per submitter) at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceee7th. The deadline for submission is *September 30, 2016*. The decision notification date is November 20, 2016. Program Committee: Erich Battistin (Queen Mary University of London), Monica Billio (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Chair), Fabio Canova (BI Norwegian Business School), Roberto Casarin (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Giuseppe Cavaliere (University of Bologna), Massimiliano Caporin (University of Padua), Valentina Corradi (University of Warwick), Fulvio Corsi (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Walter Distaso (Imperial College London and University of Messina), Luca Fanelli (University of Bologna), Mario Forni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Raffaella Giacomini (University College London), Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples “Federico II”), Simone Manganelli (European Central Bank, Frankfurt), Raffaele Miniaci (University of Brescia), Chiara Monfardini (University of Bologna), Edoardo Otranto (University of Messina), Franco Peracchi (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”), Elena Pesavento (Emory University), Francesco Ravazzolo (Free University of Bozen), Barbara Rossi (ICREA-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE and CREI), Eduardo Rossi (University of Pavia and European Commission Joint Research Center), Alessandro Tarozzi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE). Local organizing Committee: Walter Distaso (Imperial College and University of Messina – Chair), Leone Leonida (University of Messina and King’s College), Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti (University of Messina) Prizes: One prize of Euro 1,500 will be awarded to the best conference paper written by young scientists in Macroeconometrics or Financial Econometrics (Carlo Giannini Prize, offered by SIdE). One prize of Euro 2,500 will be awarded to the best conference paper written by young scientists in Theoretical or Applied Microeconometrics (Labour Prize, offered by LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations). For eligibility to both prizes, all authors of a paper must be no more than 4 years past the PhD defense.

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(senza oggetto)
by Faggionato, Alessandra 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Giro l'annuncio su preghiera di Louigi Addario-Berry: The McGill Department of Mathematics and Statistics is advertising tenure-track positions in probability this fall. If you know any strong researchers who are interested in making their home in Montreal, please encourage them to apply! We expect to appoint at the assistant-professor level, but more senior appointments are also possible. Details about the position, and application instructions, are available on Mathjobs (job ID 9179), and on the departmental website at http://www.mcgill.ca/mathstat/files/mathstat/probability_ad_engfr_2016_2.pdf For more information about probability research in Montreal, please see http://problab.ca/yul/ Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions. Sincerely yours, Louigi -- Louigi Addario-Berry Chair, Probability Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics McGill University 805 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal QC H3A 0B9 Canada -- Prof. Alessandra Faggionato Department of Mathematics University La Sapienza Piazzale A. Moro, 2 00186 Rome - Italy

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oh my!
by andrea.ongaro 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Dear! I've seen something really weird recently, oh my! Please? take a look at it here <http://second.drivingyourkarma.com/e6wndg> Warm regards, andrea.ongaro

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Fwd: [News-math] LYSM-Laboratoire Ypatia des Sciences Mathématiques
by Francesco Caravenna 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > Da: Lorenzo Zambotti <lorenzo.zambotti(a)upmc.fr> > Oggetto: I: [News-math] LYSM-Laboratoire Ypatia des Sciences Mathématiques > Data: 21 settembre 2016 09:39:53 GMT+02:00 > > ------------------- > > Subject: LYSM (Laboratoire Ypatia des Sciences Mathématiques) > > Dear Colleagues, > > We are happy to announce that we are close to complete the creation of > a Laboratoire International Associ é (LIA) based on an agreement > between the Aix-Marseille University, the CNRS (Centre National de la > Recherche Scientifique), the University of Aix-Marseille and the Ecole > Centrale de Marseille, on the French side, and the INdAM (Istituto > Nazionale di Alta Matematica), on the Italian side. The > about-to-be-created LIA will be called > > Laboratoire Ypatia des Sciences Mathématiques - Laboratorio Ypatia > delle Scienze Matematiche (LYSM) > > and will support french-italian collaborations, scientific exchanges > and visits, in different areas of pure and applied mathematics, > including: > > - Algebraic Geometry > - Analysis > - Complex Analytic and Differential Geometry > - Ergodic Theory and Dynamical systems > - Logic > - Mathematical Physics and Statistical Mechanics > - Non Commutative Geometry > - Number theory > - Probability Theory and Interacting Particles Systems > > Particular attention will be paid to supporting students and young postdocs. > > We expect that the LIA will be fully functionial starting from the > next couple of months and we expect to have a dedicated website where > it will be possible to apply for funding. In the meantime, a first > part of the funding is already available. Therefore, we already accept > applications for individual funding. In order to apply for funding, > the candidate should send (at least one month before the mission), the > following information to the email addresses: > pierre.picco(a)univ-amu.fr, giuliani(a)mat.uniroma3.it. > > Name: > Surname: > Institution: > Position (Permanent or Not): > > Purpose of travel: > Dates of travel (arrival and departure): > Estimated cost: > - travel: > - accommodation and local expenses: > Do you or your research group hold a grant by which participation in the > event/this collaboration could be partially funded ? In this case, > please indicate the alternative sources of funding: > > In the case of a scientific collaboration, please indicate: > Short scientific program (10 lines max): > Joint Publications with the collaborator (if any): > > In the case of participation to conference or workshop, please > indicate all the relevant information about the meeting (web site, > organisers, etc). > > With best regards, > > Viviane Baladi, > Dario Bambusi, > Cinzia Bisi > Simone Diverio, > Adrianna Garroni, > Alessandro Giuliani, > Daniele Guido, > Massimiliano Mella, > Thierry Paul, > Pierre Picco, > Alessandra Sarti, > Stephane Vassout >

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EFI2, December 5-6, Padova, Italy: second announcement and call for papers
by Tiziano Vargiolu 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Dear all, I am glad to invite you to contribute and take part in the second edition of the workshop Energy Finance Italia, this time held in Padova (Italy) on December 5-6, 2016: http://events.math.unipd.it/efi2/ The aim of this workshop, at its second national edition, is to aggregate in a yearly meeting all Italian researchers, both from academics as from the industrial world, who deal with energy markets and related topics in a wide sense (energy-related time series like market prices, weather etc., evaluation and optimization of physical assets, etc.). Nevertheless, the participation (both as speakers as in the audience) is by no means limited only to Italian speaking people, and non-Italian participants are very welcome. The formula of this workshop (and hopefully of the next ones to follow) is made after the very successful "Workshops in Quantitative Finance", held annually in Italy for the last 18 years: - NO invited speakers, but only contributed ones: this is intented to favour the presence of both young researchers and more senior colleagues, and will favour the exchange of ideas and the birth of new collaborations. - no parallel sessions, but only one session: everyone listens to everybody. - each talk will have an official discussant: this ensures some very interesting and fruitful academic discussions. We all hope to see you all in Padova! Important dates --------------- - October 15, 2016: deadline for abstract submission - November 1, 2016: notification of acceptance Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Politecnico di Milano - Seminario Alois Kneip
by Laura M. Sangalli 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Si avvisa che in data 23-09-2016, alle ore 11:15 precise, presso l'Aula Seminari "F. Saleri" VI piano - Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, nell'ambito delle iniziative MOX, si svolgerà il seguente seminario: Relatore: Alois Kneip Universitat Bonn Title: On the Optimal Reconstruction of Partially Observed Functional Data Abstract: If only fragments of functions are observable and none of these fragments cover the total domain, then it is impossible to estimate the covariance function over its total support. We propose a new functional PCA based prediction procedure that allows to reconstruct functional data from their fragmental observations under this challenging setup. By contrast to functional prediction models in the literature, we can proof the optimality of our prediction model without making use of the crucial, but unverifiable, orthogonality assumption on the prediction error. This also allows us to identify situations under which our prediction procedure leads to a perfect reconstruction of the fragmental observations, i.e., without any prediction error. Finite sample properties are investigated through simulations and a real data application. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Laura Sangalli -- Laura Maria Sangalli MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 Milano - Italy tel: +39 02 2399 4554 fax: +39 02 2399 4568 email: laura.sangalli(a)polimi.it url: http://mox.polimi.it/~sangalli

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PhD position at Ecole des Ponts Laboratoire CERMICS
by jacopo corbetta 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Segnalo possibilità di borsa di dottorato dal titolo "Modélisation stochastique en hydraulique" presso l'Ecole des Ponts. I dettagli possono essere trovati al seguente indirizzo: http://cermics.enpc.fr/~reygnerj/stochhydro.pdf Se interessati contattare: Julien Reygner: reygnerj(a)cermics.enpc.fr Cordiali saluti Jacopo Corbetta

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Seminar in Padova in October (Giulia Livieri)
by Giorgia Callegaro 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Dear all, this is to announce a seminar which will be given by Giulia Livieri (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) at the Mathematics Department of the University of Padova. The title and all the details follow: *Title* : Smile at Errors: A Discrete-Time Stochastic Volatility Framework for Pricing Options with Realized Measures *Link to the online version: * http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2811304 *Date and time*: 24 October 2016 at 12 *Room*: 2 BC 30 See you soon, best regards, Giorgia Callegaro -- Giorgia Callegaro Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics - University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it <https://webmail.math.unipd.it/horde3/imp/message.php?mailbox=Sent&index=598#> Personal web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home

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[iwfos2017] IWFOS 2017: Call for Contributions
by enea giuseppe bongiorno 17 Sep '16

17 Sep '16

Carissimi colleghi, scusandomi per eventuali invii multipli vi inoltro il seguente annuncio di conferenza. Cordialmente, E.Bongiorno ------------------------- *4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics (IWFOS 2017)* *Second Announcement: Call for Contributions* Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce that ********************************************************************************************* *ONLINE REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION ARE NOW OPEN* ********************************************************************************************* *LOCATION AND DATES: *A Coruña (SPAIN), June 15th - 17th, 2017. *DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SHORT CONTRIBUTIONS: *December 31st, 2016. *WEBSITE: *http://iwfos2017.udc.es *INVITED SPEAKERS:* John ASTON (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) Alexander AUE (University of California, Davis, USA) Antonio CUEVAS (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) Aurore DELAIGLE (University of Melbourne, Australia) Jeff GOLDSMITH (Columbia University, USA) Stephan HUCKEMANN (Institut für Mathemat. Stochastik, Göttingen, Germany) Alicia NIETO-REYES (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain) Victor PANARETOS (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland) Beatriz PATEIRO (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain) Laura SANGALLI (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) *CO-CHAIRS:* Ricardo CAO (Universidad de A Coruña, Spain) Philippe VIEU (Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse, France) Germán ANEIROS (Universidad de A Coruña, Spain) Enea BONGIORNO (Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy) *PUBLICATIONS:* *Book of Proceedings:* Short versions (6-8 pages in the required format) of the accepted contributions (oral or poster) will be collected in a book published by *Springer* <http://www.springer.com/gp/>. *Special Issues in Scientific Journals*: This meeting will be the starting point for two Special Issues devoted to Functional Data Analysis: one in the *Journal of Multivariate Analysis* <http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-multivariate-analysis> and one in *Computational Statistics* <http://www.springer.com/statistics/journal/180>. It is worth mentioning that these Special Issues are not only open to the best presentations in IWFOS 2017, but also to any other innovative contributions in the field. *CONTACT:* Germán Aneiros Departamento de Matemáticas Facultad de Informática Campus de Elviña, s/n Universidad de A Coruña 15071 - A Coruña (Spain) e-mail: iwfos2017(a)udc.es More information can be found at http://iwfos2017.udc.es . Thank you for your attention. Hoping to see you in A Coruña, Sincerely Yours, On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees, Ricardo Cao Philippe Vieu Germán Aneiros Enea Bongiorno -- 4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics IWFOS 2017, A Coruña (SPAIN) http://iwfos2017.udc.es

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seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 16 Sep '16

16 Sep '16

Thursday 22 September, from 12.00 to 13.00, room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Rome. Speaker: Frank Riedel (Bielefeld University) Title: Ambiguous Actions in Games Abstract: We propose a framework for normal form games where players can use Knightian uncertainty strategically. In such Ellsberg games, ambiguity–averse players may render their actions objectively ambiguous by using devices such as Ellsberg urns, in addition to the standard mixed strategies. While Nash equilibria remain equilibria in the extended game, there arise new Ellsberg equilibria with distinct outcomes, as we illustrate by negotiation games with three players. We characterize Ellsberg equilibria in two–person games with conflicting interests. These equilibria turn out to be consistent with experimental deviations from Nash equilibrium play. We also discuss extensions to dynamic games and a version of Harsanyi’s purification theorem if time permits. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Avviso Seminario: 26 Settembre 2016 - Federico Polito
by Enrica Pirozzi 15 Sep '16

15 Sep '16

LUNEDI 26 Settembre 2016 ore 14:30 nell'aula E del Dipartimento Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Napoli FEDERICO II, Complesso di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cintia, Napoli FEDERICO POLITO (Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Torino) terrà un seminario dal titolo: PRABHAKAR OPERATORS AND RELATED STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Abstract: Prabhakar operators are convolution-type operator with a Prabhakar function (generalized Mittag-Leffler function) in the kernel. They generalize the classical Riemann-Liouville and Caputo fractional calculus operators and are connected to specific time-changed or subordinated stochastic processes. We discuss the results obtained in several articles and provide examples. -- Enrica Pirozzi Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Universita' di Napoli FEDERICO II Via Cintia, Monte S.Angelo, 80126, NAPOLI, ITALY Tel. 081 675634 https://www.docenti.unina.it/ENRICA.PIROZZI

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alcune cose divertenti
by Roberto Guenzani 14 Sep '16

14 Sep '16

Saluti! Ho scelto un paio di cosa divertenti per te, mi stanno facendo impazzire! Ti prego di dare un'occhiata <http://lessandra.ajlconsultingltd.com/fom> Cordialmente,Roberto Guenzani

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Avviso Seminario: 20 Settembre 2016 - Giorgio Ferrari
by Gabriele Stabile 13 Sep '16

13 Sep '16

*Martedì 20 Settembre ore 13:00 *presso l'aula di Matematica (Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento MEMOTEF, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, Roma - Facoltà di Economia, 1° piano) *Giorgio Ferrari* (Center for Mathematical Economics (IMW) Bielefeld University, Germany ) terrà un seminario dal titolo *"Stochastic nonzero-sum games: a new connection between singular control and optimal stopping"* Abstract: In this talk I present a new connection between a class of 2-player nonzero-sum games of optimal stopping and certain 2-player nonzero-sum games of singular control. I show that whenever a Nash equilibrium in the game of stopping is attained by hitting times at two separate boundaries, then such boundaries also trigger a Nash equilibrium in the game of singular control. Moreover a differential link between the players' value functions holds across the two games. An application to a problem of pollution control is finally discussed. The talk is based on a joint work with Tiziano De Angelis (The University of Leeds). Si invitano gli interessati a partecipare Saluti Gabriele Stabile

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Seminario REN
by Matteo Ruggiero 12 Sep '16

12 Sep '16

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Venerdi 16 Settembre 2016 alle ore 12:00, presso l’Aula 5 del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Boyu REN (Harvard University) A BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRIC MODEL FOR MICROBIOME DATA ANALYSIS We develop a statistical model to analyse microbiome profiling data based on sequencing of genetic fingerprints in 16S ribosomal RNA. The analysis allows us to quantify the uncertainty in ecological ordination and clustering methods commonly applied in microbiome research. In addition, it can be extended into a framework for association studies when sample characteristics are available. The method is based on the estimation of the underlying microbial distribution in experimental samples using a dependent Dirichet Process prior in which dependence is expressed through the combination of low-dimensional latent features and observed sample covariates. This type of model is advantageous for several reasons. First, information is borrowed across samples to estimate underlying microbial distributions. Second, the nonparametric nature of the model avoids the artefacts of truncation and rarefaction techniques. Lastly, the Bayesian framework mitigates the effects of multiple testing for associations between covariates and species abundance and other hypotheses of interest. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (http://www.carloalberto.org/stats) in collaborazione con il Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cordiali saluti, Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

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2 years position in dynamical systems, computational ergodic theory, randomness and pseudo-randomness
by Stefano Marmi 12 Sep '16

12 Sep '16

Dear Collegue, I would be grateful if you could bring to the attention of your best postgraduate students and PhD holders that a two years long research position in “Dynamical systems, computational ergodic theory, randomness and pseudo-randomness” is available at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa. PhD students can also apply, provided they obtain their PhD no later than 31st december 2016. *Deadline for application is September 26th 2016.* The annual gross remuneration is around 32,000 Euros, corresponding to a monthly salary of approximately 2,000 Euros. *Full official call can be retrieved at* http://en.sns.it/bando/research-contract-named-%E2%80% 9Cdynamical-systems-computational-ergodic-theory-randomness-and-pseudo Yours sincerely, Stefano Marmi

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MODEL UNCERTAINTY AND ROBUST FINANCE
by Giovanni Puccetti 12 Sep '16

12 Sep '16

ABSTRACT DEADLINE (September 30) APPROACHING FOR MODEL UNCERTAINTY AND ROBUST FINANCE https://sites.google.com/site/2016murf/ <https://sites.google.com/site/2016murf/> University of Milan, 10-11 November 2016 INVITED SPEAKERS: Giorgio DALL'AGLIO (Special historical talk) David HOBSON (University of Warwick) Jan OBLOJ (University of Oxford) Bernt ØKSENDAL (University of Oslo) Halil Mete SONER (ETH Zurich) Steven VANDUFFEL (VRIJE Brussels) FREE REGISTRATION FOR ACCEPTED CONTRIBUTED SPEAKERS

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seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Thursday 15 September, from 12.00 to 13.00, room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Rome. Speaker: Panayotis Mertikopoulos (CNRS and LIG, Grenoble, France) Title: Learning in concave games with imperfect information Abstract: This paper examines the convergence properties of a class of learning schemes for concave N-person games - that is, games with convex action spaces and individually concave payoff functions. Specifically, we focus on a family of learning methods where players adjust their actions by taking small steps along their individual payoff gradients and then "mirror" the output back to their feasible action spaces. Assuming players only have access to gradient information that is accurate up to a zero-mean error with bounded variance, we show that when the process converges, its limit is a Nash equilibrium. We also introduce an equilibrium stability notion which we call variational stability (VS), and we show that stable equilibria are locally attracting with high probability whereas globally stable states are globally attracting with probability 1. Additionally, in finite games, we find that dominated strategies become extinct, strict equilibria are locally attracting with high probability, and the long-term average of the process converges to equilibrium in 2-player zero-sum games. Finally, we examine the scheme's convergence speed and we show that if the game admits a strict equilibrium and the players' mirror maps are surjective, then, with high probability, the process converges to equilibrium in a finite number of steps, no matter the level of uncertainty. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Seminario di Giovanni Barone Adesi presso Dipartimento di Informatica, UniVr - 16 Settembre 2016
by Luca di persio 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Con preghiera di diffusione. Seminario del Dipartimento di Informatica venerdì 16 settembre 2016, Sala Verde, ore 15.00 (rinfresco 14.45, inizio seminario 15.00) Giovanni Barone Adesi, Università della Svizzera italiana "WTI Crude oil option implied VaR and CVaR: an empirical application" Abstract In a recent theoretical paper Barone Adesi (2015) shows how to extract the option implied VaR and CVaR. This is the fi rst empirical application of that paper. We extract the 2014-2015 daily option implied VaR and CVaR from the WTI crude oil future prices and the options written on it. Without relying on any distributional assumption we are able to backtest the CVaR values, thus proposing a coherent and elicitable risk measure. From a forecasting viewpoint a ratio of the two risk measures allows us to predict the probability density of jumps in the underlying price, which would have been unpredictable with standard inference methods. Keywords: Option Prices, Risk Measures, Var and Cvar, Elicitability. http://search.usi.ch/people/5be736fa2b7c09db295e1b3747f643b9/Barone-Adesi-G… Contact Person: Luca Di Persio __ Luca Di Persio - PhD assistant professor of Probability and Mathematical Finance Dept. Informatics University of Verona strada le Grazie 15 - 37134 Verona - Italy Dept. Math University of Trento V. Sommarive, 14 - 38123 Povo - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686

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Stochastic Analysis workshop - 19 Sept 2016 - Leeds UK
by Elena Issoglio 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

*deadline approaching* Dear colleagues, This is to announce a one-day workshop on Topics in SDEs and their link to (S)PDEs. The workshop will be held in the School of Mathematics in Leeds (UK) on 19 September 2016. Registration is FREE but COMPULSORY (for catering porpuses). If you intend to take part please send an email to Elena Issoglio (e.issoglio(a)leeds.ac.uk) by Monday 12th September. _______________________ Programme 12:00-13:00 - Buffet lunch 13:00-13:45 - Russo, F. - BSDEs, càdlàg martingale problems and mean-variance hedging under basis risk 13:45-14:30 - Issoglio, E. - Forward-Backward SDEs with distributional coefficients 14:30-14:50 - Shi, Q. - American Eagle Options 14:50-15:30 - Coffee Break 15:30-16:15 - Dos Reis, G. - Ideas on pathwise directional derivatives beyond Cameron-Martin directions 16:15-16:35 - Dhariwal, G. - 2D Stochastic Constrained Navier-Stokes Equations 16:35-16:55 - Johnson, P. - Optimal Stopping in Mathematical Statistics 18:30 - Social Dinner ________________________ This workshop is sponsored by the LMS. Partial travel funding is available for young researchers including PhDs and Post-Docs. Please email Elena for further information about financial support. For more details see http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/topics_in_sdes Best wishes, Elena Dr Elena Issoglio Lecturer in Financial Mathematics Office 11.02, School of Mathematics School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT E: e.issoglio(a)leeds.ac.uk<mailto:e.issoglio@leeds.ac.uk> T: 0113 34 3 4660

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Avviso di seminari
by Eva Riccomagno 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Buongiorno a Tutti, Si informa che lunedi’ 12 settembre presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell’Universita’ di Genova, aula 715, si terranno i due seguenti seminari. Cordiali saluti, Eva Riccomagno ore 15.:30 Manuele Leonelli, Instituto de Matemática, Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro, UFRJ https://sites.google.com/site/manueleleonelli <https://sites.google.com/site/manueleleonelli> TITLE: Bayesian semiparametric multivariate models for extreme exceedances ABSTRACT: Interest on extremal events generally involves the joint study of many concomitant variables, as for instance wave height and surge. We build on previous work which specifically accounted for marginal exceedances over a high, unknown threshold, by combining it with flexible families of copulae. This approach allows for the detection of specific patterns of dependence be them extremal or not. Attention is also devoted to the ascertainment of asymptotic independence, where standard multivariate extreme value theory is not applicable. Estimation of higher quantiles and other quantities of interest is performed both marginally and conditionally via MCMC algorithms. Our approach is evaluated through a series of simulations and is applied to real data sets. ore 16:30 Alessio Signori, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Universita’ degli Studi di Genova TITLE: Longitudinal trajectories of EDSS in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients A latent class approach ABSTRACT: Background. Over the last decades several natural history studies on primary progressive MS (PPMS) patients were reported from international registries. In this population a consistent heterogeneity was observed in the rate of disability accumulation, as time to reach the milestone of Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) 6 ranged between 7 and 14 years from onset. Objectives. To identify subgroups of PPMS patients with similar longitudinal trajectories of EDSS over time. Methods. All PPMS patients collected within the MSBase international registry, who had their first EDSS assessment within 5 years from onset were included in the analysis. Longitudinal EDSS scores were modelled by a latent class mixed model (LCMM), using a nonlinear function of time from onset. LCMM is an advanced statistical approach that models heterogeneity between patients by classifying them into unobserved groups (latent classes) showing similar characteristics. Results. A total of 853 PPMS (51.7% females) from 24 countries with a mean age at onset of 42.4 yrs (SD: 10.8 yrs), a median baseline EDSS of 4 (IQR: 2.5-5.5) and 2.4 yrs of disease duration (SD: 1.5 yrs) were included. LCMM detected 3 different subgroups of patients with a mild (n=143 ;16.8%), moderate (n=378; 44.3%) or severe (n=332; 38.9%) disability trajectory. Median time to EDSS 4 was 14, 5 and 3.7 years respectively, for the 3 groups. The probability of reaching EDSS 6 at 10 years was 0%, 46.5% and 83.1% respectively. Using this modelling approach it is possible to predict the future disease course of a subject with PPMS using early EDSS assessments. Using only 1 year of EDSS monitoring 73% of patients are correctly classified in their disability trajectory group (mild, moderate or severe); after 3 years this proportion increases to 87% and after 5 years it reaches 92%. Conclusions. Using long-term observations and an LCMM modelling approach, it is possible to build a dynamic model, to predict the future disability trajectory of newly diagnosed PPMS patients. In the design of future clinical trials in PPMS, using time to reach disability milestones as the primary endpoint, the existence of heterogeneous classes of patients should be considered. ________________________________________________________ Prof. Eva Riccomagno Dipartimento di Matematica - Universita` degli Studi di Genova Via Dodecaneso, 35 - 16146 Genova - ITALIA Tel: +39 - 010 - 353 6938 Fax: +39 - 010 - 353 6960 www.dima.unige.it/~riccomag

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First Italian Meeting on Probability and Mathematical Stastistics
by Federico Polito 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

We are glad to inform you that the webpage of the First Italian Meeting on Probability and Mathematical Statistics is now online: http://calvino.polito.it/~probstat/torino2017 There you can find updated news about the meeting (deadlines, abstract submission and contributed sessions submission). Please, do not forget to consult it! With the hope to cover the wide spectrum of subjects of the Italian research on Probability and Mathematical Statistics, we expect many Contributed Sessions Proposals. On behalf of the organizing Committee, Federico Polito -- Federico Polito Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto, 10 10123, Torino, Italy Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it Tel: +39 011 6702937 Web: www.federicopolito.it

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ICEEE 2017 - call for papers
by Monica Billio 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

Seventh Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics (ICEEE 2017) The Italian Econometric Association (SIdE) is pleased to announce the Seventh Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics (ICEEE 2017), which will take place January 25-27, 2017, in Messina, Italy. Economists, statisticians and econometricians are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers in all areas of econometrics and empirical economics. Invited speakers: Maria Cristina De Nardi (University College London, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, IFS and NBER), Lucrezia Reichlin (London Business School). Conference webpage: http://virgo.unive.it/side/?page_id=1745 Submission of papers is now possible via Easychair: ** https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceee7th (with a limit of one paper per submitter) at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceee7th. The deadline for submission is September 30, 2016. The decision notification date is November 20, 2016. Program Committee: Erich Battistin (Queen Mary University of London), Monica Billio (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Chair), Fabio Canova (BI Norwegian Business School), Roberto Casarin (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Giuseppe Cavaliere (University of Bologna), Massimiliano Caporin (University of Padua), Valentina Corradi (University of Warwick), Fulvio Corsi (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Walter Distaso (Imperial College London and University of Messina), Luca Fanelli (University of Bologna), Mario Forni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Raffaella Giacomini (University College London), Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples “Federico II”), Simone Manganelli (European Central Bank, Frankfurt), Raffaele Miniaci (University of Brescia), Chiara Monfardini (University of Bologna), Edoardo Otranto (University of Messina), Franco Peracchi (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”), Elena Pesavento (Emory University), Francesco Ravazzolo (Free University of Bozen), Barbara Rossi (ICREA-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE and CREI), Eduardo Rossi (University of Pavia and European Commission Joint Research Center), Alessandro Tarozzi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE). Local organizing Committee: Walter Distaso (Imperial College and University of Messina – Chair), Leone Leonida (University of Messina and King’s College), Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti (University of Messina) Prizes: One prize of Euro 1,500 will be awarded to the best conference paper written by young scientists in Macroeconometrics or Financial Econometrics (Carlo Giannini Prize, offered by SIdE). One prize of Euro 2,500 will be awarded to the best conference paper written by young scientists in Theoretical or Applied Microeconometrics (Labour Prize, offered by LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations). For eligibility to both prizes, all authors of a paper must be no more than 4 years past the PhD defense.

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ARPM job opportunity
by Elisa Appolloni 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

Dear all, I am reaching out to you because at ARPM (the company for which I work) we are looking to add new resources for our Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management program. Would you mind circulating the message below to interested and qualified candidates? Thank you, Elisa Appolloni *** *The firm* ARPM – Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management <https://www.arpm.co/> is a privately held research institution, directed by Attilio Meucci, based in New York City with virtual offices world-wide. ARPM’s mission is to set and disseminate the standards for advanced quantitative risk management and portfolio management across the financial industry: asset management, banking, and insurance. *The opportunity * ARPM is looking for a new researcher-in-training for a minimum period of 6 months, indefinitely extensible. The successful candidate will review and code practical case studies and theoretical examples in quantitative finance, contributing to the ARPM Lab <https://www.arpm.co/lab/books.php?action=page&id=14>. The successful candidate will work full-time, remotely, constantly communicating via multi-media with the other members of ARPM. The ARPM researcher-in-training position represents a great opportunity for candidates with strong academic background, who wish to apply to real problems in finance the rigorous, research-oriented approach acquired in their schooling. *The progression* ARPM emphasizes the constant intellectual growth of its resources. For the first 6 months the researcher-in- training will be focused on specific projects. At the end of this period (s)he will conduct a presentation on the topics covered. Then, (s)he will start broadening his/her scope, attending the presentations of their peers and seniors, working on broader projects, and acquiring hands-on- knowledge of all the topics of the ARPM Lab <https://www.arpm.co/lab/books.php?action=page&id=14>. The approximate time required to attain the required level of familiarity with the ARPM Lab <https://www.arpm.co/lab/books.php?action=page&id=14> is: two years for a recent master’s graduate; one year for a recent PhD graduate. When ready, the researcher-in-training will be tested on all such topics with an exam. If successful, (s)he will conclude his/her training period, attaining the title of ARPM researcher. The ARPM researcher will then engage in highly quantitative projects with ARPM clients, becoming a profit center. *The candidate* [image: arrow_20]Master’s degree in mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, statistics, data science, quantitative economics. [image: arrow_20]PhD in hard sciences or master’s degree in quantitative finance is a plus. [image: arrow_20]Very strong command of foundational mathematics, including multivariate calculus and linear algebra. [image: arrow_20]Good knowledge of statistics and probability. [image: arrow_20]Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar programming languages. [image: arrow_20]Good command of English. *Compensation* Competitive For more information, please visit arpm.co <https://www.arpm.co/> and/or contact us at info(a)arpm.co <info(a)arpm.co?Subject=job%20Post> -- *ARPM <http://www.arpm.co/>** - Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management**®*

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CONFERENCE IN HONOUR OF ENZO ORSINGHER 23-9-2016
by Luisa Beghin 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Cari tutti, di seguito trovate il programma della Conferenza dedicata a Enzo Orsingher. La partecipazione è gratuita; per motivi organizzativi è necessario compilare il modulo online disponibile al seguente link: https://sites.google.com/site/enzoorsingherconference/ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PROBABILITY THEORY AND STOCHASTIC PROCESSES *A CONFERENCE IN HONOUR OF ENZO ORSINGHER* *ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY* DEP. STATISTICAL SCIENCES, "SAPIENZA" UNIVERSITY OF ROME AULA II, GROUND FLOOR ROME, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 *Program * 09:45 Opening 10:00 Aimé Lachal (University of Lyon/ Institute Camille Jordan CNRS) Some distributions on pseudo-Brownian motion and pseudo-random walk 10:25 Fabio Spizzichino ("Sapienza" University of Rome) Special classes of exchangeable occupancy models. Related transformations and related closure properties 10:50 Marina Santacroce (Turin Polytechnic) Forward backward semimartingale systems for utility maximization 11:15 Coffee break 11:35 Nikolai Leonenko (Cardiff University) Fractional Poisson fields and martingales 12:00 Laura Sacerdote (University of Turin) Generalized nonlinear Yule models 12:25 Stefano Iacus (University of Milan) On statistical analysis of the telegraph process and related processes 12:50 Lunch break 15:00 Antonio Di Crescenzo (University of Salerno) Recent advances on the telegraph process 15:25 Mirko D'Ovidio ("Sapienza" University of Rome) Delayed diffusions on random Koch domains 15:50 Elvira Di Nardo (University of Turin) Symbolic calculus in probability and mathematical statistics 16:15 Coffee break 16:35 Federico Polito (University of Turin) The space-fractional Poisson process and extensions 17:00 Personal recollections from Enzo's colleagues and closing Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti. Luisa Beghin e Alessandro De Gregorio ***************************************************************** Luisa Beghin Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Fac. Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Informatica e Statistica "SAPIENZA" Università di Roma Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma T (+39) 06 49910543 F (+39) 06 4959241 http://www.dss.uniroma1.it/?q=content/beghin-luisa *****************************************************************

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seminario di Chaitanya Joshi all'IMATI-Milano
by Antonella Bodini 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Gentili colleghi, domani, *mercoledi' 7 settembre, alle ore 15 *presso la sede di Milano dell'IMATI, via Corti 12 - sala A, *Chaitanya Joshi,* dall'Universita' di Waikato (Hamilton, Nuova Zelanda) terra' il seminario: * * *Improving grid based Bayesian inference* /Abstract/: In some cases, computational benefit can be gained by exploring the hyper parameter space using a deterministic set of grid points instead of a Markov chain. We view this as a numerical integration problem and make three unique contributions. First, we explore the space using low discrepancy point sets instead of a grid. This allows for accurate estimation of marginals of any shape at a much lower computational cost than a grid based approach and thus makes it possible to extend the computational benefit to a hyper parameter space with higher dimensionality (10 or more). Second, we propose a new, quick and easy method to estimate the marginal using a least squares polynomial and prove the conditions under which this polynomial will converge to the true marginal. Our results are valid for a wide range of point sets including grids, random points and low discrepancy points. Third, we show that further accuracy and efficiency can be gained by taking into consideration the functional decomposition of the integrand and illustrate how this can be done using anchored f-ANOVA on weighted spaces. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Antonella -- Dott. Antonella Bodini CNR-Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano (Italy) *** SI PRENDA NOTA CHE PER LAVORI DI RISTRUTTURAZIONE ATTUALMENTE L'ACCESSO E' DA VIA CORTI 12. *** tel +39 02 23699524 fax +39 02 23699538 http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/~anto/

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Seminario Christian Olivera a Pisa
by Marta Leocata 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Cari tutti, mercoledì 7 Settembre alle ore 15:00 presso l'Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Matematica di Pisa, Dr. Christian Olivera (Univ. Campinas) terrà un seminario dal titolo: "Densities of solutions of SDEs with Singular Coefficients" Abstract: We consider a process given as the solution of a stochastic differential equation with unbounded and integrable drift and multiplicative noise. We study the the existence of the Lebesgue density of that process and upper gaussian estimation. The main tools are the Malliavin calculus and the Zvonkin’s transformation. The work is in collaboration with Ciprian Tudor. Saluti, Marta Leocata

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Phd Position in Stochastic Processes at Universität Paderborn (fwd)
by Michele Gianfelice 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Salve, ricevo ed inoltro l'annuncio informale relativo alla posizione in oggetto. Deadline per inoltrare la domanda è il 16 c.m.. Per ulteriori informazioni contattare il Prof. Martin Kolb scrivendo all'indirizzo kolb(a)math.uni-paderborn.de . Cordialmente, m.gianfelice ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:47:23 +0200 From: Maria Infusino <infusino.maria(a)gmail.com> To: Michele Gianfelice <gianfelice(a)mat.unical.it> Subject: Phd Position in Stochastic Processes at Universität Paderborn Caro Michele, ....... Il professor Martin Kolb mi ha informato di avere una posizione di 4 anni per un dottorato di ricerca sotto la sua supervisione all' Universität Paderborn (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter , 75 % , 4 Jahre ). Giacché il campo di ricerca è processi stocastici, ho pensato che probabilmente tu conosci qualcuno che potrebbe avere interesse a fare domanda. La scadenza per fare domanda è il 16 settembre 2016 e l' interessato/a può direttamente contattare Martin via e-mail per ulteriori informazioni al seguente indirizzo : kolb(a)math.uni-paderborn.de Grazie e un abbraccio, Maria

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Seminario Martin Huesmann a Pisa
by Marta Leocata 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Cari tutti, mercoledì 7 Settembre alle ore 14:00 presso l'Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Matematica di Pisa, Dr. Martin Huesmann (Univ. Bonn) terrà un seminario dal titolo: "Monotonicity preserving transformations for martingale optimal transport and the Skorokhod embedding problem" Abstract: There are many transformations mapping martingales into martingales,e.g. M_t -> M_t^2- <M>_t$. However, looking at solutions to the martingale optimal transport problem it turns out that there are only very few transformations that map optimal martingale couplings into optimal martingale couplings. After a short introduction to and review of the state of the art of martingale optimal transport we will give a characterization of all these monotonicity preserving transformations. In particular, these transformation reveal certain symmetries between different solutions to the martingale optimal transport problem. Moreover, we will show that the transport approach to Skorokhod embedding is a powerful tool to study martingale optimal transport and, in turn, that the new symmetries for martingale optimal transport disclose symmetries for solutions to the Skorokhod embedding problem. (based on joint work with Florian Stebegg) Saluti, Marta Leocata

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Fwd: Job openings at the Research Center for Statistics (Geneva School of Economics and Management)
by enea giuseppe bongiorno 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Inoltro con preghiera di diffusione. Scusandomi per invii multipli. E.Bongiorno ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eva Cantoni <Eva.Cantoni(a)unige.ch> Date: 2016-08-31 21:38 GMT+02:00 Subject: Job openings at the Research Center for Statistics (Geneva School of Economics and Management) To: Dear colleagues, (sorry for cross posting) we have an open position at the Assistant professor level in statistics. Please see the ad at: https://www.unige.ch/gsem/rcs/jobs/ May I ask you to distribute the information to potential candidates in your network ? Best wishes, Eva -- Prof. Eva Cantoni Research Center for Statistics and Geneva School of Economics and Management University of Geneva, Bd du Pont d'Arve 40, CH-1211 Genève 4 gsem.unige.ch/rcs/cantoni

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Assegno di ricerca presso la Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
by Fabrizio Lillo 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

The call for a two-year postdoc is open at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (Italy). The topic of the research is Optimal execution and market impact models in financial markets The details of the call are at Italian *http://www.sns.it/bando/assegno-di-ricerca-denominato-%E2%80%9Cesecuzione-ottimale-e-modelli-di-market-impact-mercati-finanziari%E2%80%9D-la-collaborazione-al-progetto <http://www.sns.it/bando/assegno-di-ricerca-denominato-%E2%80%9Cesecuzione-o…>* English *http://en.sns.it/bando/research-contract-named-%E2%80%9Coptimal-execution-and-market-impact-models-financial-markets%E2%80%9D-part <http://en.sns.it/bando/research-contract-named-%E2%80%9Coptimal-execution-a…>* The deadline is September 26. I would be grateful if you could forward this message to any potentially interested candidate. The interested candidates can either contact me (fabrizio.lillo(a)sns.it) or the addresses in the call in case they need further information. Thanks and all the best, Fabrizio Lillo ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY New website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

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seminario
by Brunero Liseo 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Avviso di Seminario When September 8th 2016, 14:30 Where Sapienza Università di Roma facoltà di Economia Aula Fanfani, V piano Viale del Castro Laurenziano, 9 Speaker *Federico Camerlenghi* Università Luigi Bocconi, Milano Titolo *Distribution theory for hierarchical processes with statistical applications* Abstract In Bayesian nonparametrics, a large amount of literature has been carried out under the assumption that observations are exchangeable. However in a large variety of applications this may appear too restrictive, a typical example is when data are generated by different experiments: even if these experiments may be related, they have some specific features that induce heterogeneity across observations. In such a situation data are usually divided into different groups, and a more appropriate assumption is partial exchangeability. In particular the construction of dependent random probability measures to deal with partially exchangeable observations has recently attracted great attention in Bayesian nonparametric literature. In this talk we define and investigate general classes of nonparametric priors, namely hierarchical models, based on transformations of completely random measures. We are able to study all the analytical properties, i.e. the random partition structure, the predictive distributions and the posterior characterization of the processes. Finally some relevant applications to species sampling problems and survival analysis will be discussed. (This is a joint work with A. Lijoi, P. Orbanz and I. Prunster.) -- ============================================ Brunero Liseo *Dip. di metodi e modelli per il territorio, l'economia e la finanza * *Sapienza Università di Roma* *Viale Castro Laurenziano, 9 Roma I-00161 *Tel. +39 06 49766973 Fax +39 06 4957606 *http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero <http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/users/liseo-brunero>* =============================================

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seminario Steven Scott (Google) 2/9 in Bicocca
by fabio.bellini 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Cari colleghi, vi segnalo che il giorno venerdì 2 settembre alle ore 17, presso la Aula Martini al piano interrato dell'edificio U6, Steven Scott, Director of Statistics Research at Google, terrà un seminario su Predicting the Present with Bayesian Structural Time Series This article describes a system for short term forecasting based on an ensemble prediction that averages over different combinations of predictors. The system combines a structural time series model for the target series with regression component capturing the contributions of contemporaneous search query data. A spike-and-slab prior on the regression coefficients induces sparsity, dramatically reducing the size of the regression problem. Our system averages over potential contributions from a very large set of models and gives easily digested reports of which coefficients are likely to be important. We illustrate with applications to initial claims for unemployment benefits and to retail sales. Although our exposition focuses on using search engine data to forecast economic time series, the underlying statistical methods can be applied to more general short term forecasting with large numbers of contemporaneous predictors (joint work with Hal Varian). L'evento è organizzato in collaborazione con Innovation Pub e sarà seguito da un piccolo rinfresco. Sarà inoltre possibile seguire lo streaming su http://streaming.unimib.it/.

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Third StaTalk on Computational Tools for Statistical Modelling.
by Clara Grazian 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Dear all, we are pleased to announce that the third meeting of the *StaTalk* series will be held at *Facoltà di Economia di Sapienza Università di Roma *on *September 9, 2016*. StaTalks are one-day workshops on statistical topics during which the hosting group introduces and overviews the main research interests of their members. Aimed at Master’s and PhD students, as well as at post-docs and young researchers, StaTalks are intended to be informal gatherings which allow for a more proficient interaction between presenters and participants. They typically feature some introductory tutorials on the main workshop theme and a few seminars that overview more advanced research topics, still kept at an expository level. StaTalks are thus a great opportunity to become acquainted with the workshop main topic, as well as to share and update one's knowledge on the interface of Statistical research in an easy and informal atmosphere. StaTalks are endorsed by Y-SIS ( https://sites.google.com/site/youngsocietaitalianastatistica/) the young section of the Italian Statistical Society. The topic of the third StaTalk will be on *Computational Tools for Statistical Modelling*. We will present and discuss both standard and new computational methods which represents fundamental tools for new challenging applications, such as economic, finance, genetic and official statistics. *Programme* *09.30-10.00 *Opening *10.00-10.40 *Christian Macaro (SAS System) "*A mixture of heterogeneous models with time dependent weights*" *10.40-11.10* Coffee break *11.10-11.50* Clara Grazian (MEMOTEF Department) "*Modelling financial dependence through approximate Bayesian inference*" *11.50-12.30* Stefano Vaccari (MEMOTEF Department) "*Pricing in the Presence of Social Learning: Modelling Information Aggregation in a Competitive Market*" *12.30-14.30* Lunch break *14.30-15.10 *Andrea Tancredi (MEMOTEF Department) "*A Bayesian approach for de-duplication, record linkage and inference with linked data.*" *15.10-15.50 *Luca Tardella (Department of Statistical Science) "*Alternative approaches for approximating marginal likelihood.*" *15.50-16.30* Davide Di Cecco (ISTAT) "*Towards the use of administrative sources in official statistics: Some examples of methodologies for administrative multi source integration utilized at ISTAT.*" *16.30-17.00 *Closing Additional info can be found at the workshop page https://sites.google.com/site/youngsocietaitalianastatistica/events/statalk… or by writing to clara.grazian(a)uniroma1.it. REGISTRATION to the third StaTalk is now open. *No conference fees are due, but registration is mandatory*, using the form available on the website. Clara Grazian PhD in Statistics Research Fellow *Memotef* *Facoltà di Economia* *Sapienza Università di Roma* via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161, Roma

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Padova: call for interest for two positions at the level of Associate Professor
by Tiziano Vargiolu 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Call for interest for two positions at the level of Associate Professor ============================================================= The Department of Mathematics of the University of Padova is seeking to fill two positions at the level of Associate Professor through direct appointment (Italian "chiamata diretta") or open competitive selection (Italian "concorso"). The call is open to scientists working in Mathematics or Computer Science. Candidates must be in possession of the Italian Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor ("abilitazione scientifica nazionale di seconda fascia") or hold a position equivalent to that of Italian Associate Professor at a foreign University or Research Institute. Candidates are asked to submit (at direzione(a)math.unipd.it) their CV and a letter of interest by 5th September 2016. Prospective candidates will be invited to the Department of Mathematics for a seminar talk and discussion with members of the Department. The Department plans to decide by the end of October 2016 whether to proceed with direct appointment or open competitive selection. In the case of open competitive selection a choice of the area (Italian "settore concorsuale) will be made and the selection is expected to take place in the first half of 2017. Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:00:28 +0200 From: Marco Ferrante <ferrante(a)math.unipd.it> To: afferenti(a)math.unipd.it Subject: Call per PA di settembre Cari colleghi, nelle news di dipartimento con link http://www.math.unipd.it/it/news/?id=1894 abbiamo inserito la call in inglese presentata all'ultimo CdD per le due posizioni da PA che valuteremo a settembre. Vi invito a segnalarla ai colleghi che voleste contattare Marco -- Prof. Marco Ferrante Dipartimento di Matematica Universit? degli Studi di Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271366 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: ferrante(a)math.unipd.it URL: http://www.math.unipd.it/~ferrante

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International Conference on "Credit Solutions for the Real Economy: Implications for Investors, Financial Stability and Policy Design" in Venice - Programme
by GRETA Associati 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

15th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE C R E D I T 2016 *Credit Solutions for the Real Economy: Implications for Investors, Financial Stability and Policy Design *Venice, Italy 6 - 7 October 2016 The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of risk management. The conference this year focuses on *New Credit Solutions for the Real Economy and their Implications for Investors, Financial Stability and Policy Design *and will provide an opportunity for participants engaged in research at the forefront of this area to discuss both the causes and implications of recent events in financial markets and may, in turn, suggest fruitful directions for future research. The Conference is the *fifteenth *of a series dedicated to various aspects of credit risk. The *co-sponsors* of the Conference are *GRETA Associati* (Venice, Italy), *Intesa Sanpaolo *(Milan, Italy), the*European Investment Fund *(Luxembourg), *Research Center SAFE *at Goethe University Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany) and *European Investment Bank__*(Luxembourg). The Conference is organised under the auspices of the *Department of Economics of the University Ca Foscari of Venice*, *ABI - Italian Banking Association__*and*European Investment Bank Institute*. The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of: *Loriana Pelizzon *(Systemic Risk Lab, SAFE - Goethe University, Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA, Programme Chair), *Francesca Campolongo *(JRC Unit Financial and Economic Analysis), *Marco Da Rin *(Tilburg University), *Helmut Kraemer-Eis *(European Investment Fund), *Jan Pieter Krahnen *(SAFE - Goethe University Frankfurt),*Adair Morse *(University of California, Berkeley), *Steven Ongena *(University of Zurich, SFI & CEPR) and *Stephen Schaefer *(London Business School) PROGRAMME Thursday, October 6 2016 9.00 - 9.15_Welcome and Opening Remarks _*Monica Billio* (Ca Foscari University of Venice) *Loriana Pelizzon* (Systemic Risk Lab, SAFE - Goethe University & CaFoscari University of Venice, Programme Chair) 9.15 - 11.00_Session I: Alternative and Digital Financing I _Key-note talk: *Adair Morse* (University of California, Berkeley) /Payment Instruments, Enforceability and Development: Evidence from Mobile Money Technology/, Thorsten Beck (City University London & CEPR), Haki Pamuk (Tilburg University & Wageningen University), Ravindra Ramrattan (FSD Kenya & Tilburg University) and *Burak R. Uras* (Tilburg University & European Banking Center) /How Does P2P Lending Fit Into the Consumer Credit Market?/, *Calebe deRue* (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management), Loriana Pelizzon (Systemic Risk Lab, SAFE - Goethe University & Ca Foscari University of Venice) and Paolo Tasca (SAFE - Goethe University Frankfurt & London School of Economics) 11.45 - 12.45_Session II: Credit Risk _/Keeping It Personal or Getting Real? On the Drivers and Effectiveness of Personal versus Real Loan Guarantees/, *Sergio Mayordomo *(Bank of Spain), Antonio Moreno (University of Navarra), Steven Ongena (University of Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute & CEPR) and María Rodríguez-Moreno (University of Navarra) /Default Risk Premium in Credit and Equity Market: A New Approach for Structural Model Estimation/, Alessandro Beber (City University London), *Raffaele Corvino* (City University London) and Gianluca Fusai (Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara) 14.15 - 15.30_Session III: The Role of the Public Sector in Promoting the Development of Alternative Financing Channels _*Helmut Kraemer-Eis* (European Investment Fund) *Luca Bertalot* (European Mortgage Federation - European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC)) *Christian Thun* (European DataWarehouse GmbH) 15.30 - 16.30_Poster Session 1 _ 16.30 - 17.30_Session IV: Alternative and Digital Financing II _/Informational Synergies in Consumer Credit/, *Martin Hibbeln* (University of Duisburg-Essen), Lars Norden (Getulio Vargas Foundation, Praia de Botafogo), Piet Usselmann (Braunschweig Institute of Technology) and Marc Gürtler (Braunschweig Institute of Technology) /The Evolution of the Bitcoin Economy: Extracting and Analyzing the Network of Payment Relationships/, *Paolo Tasca* (SAFE - Goethe University Frankfurt & London School of Economics), Shaowen Liu (Deutsche Bundesbank) and Adam Hayes (University of Wisconsin, Madison & The New School, New York) Friday, October 7 2016 9.00 - 10.45_Session V: Financing SME _Key-note talk: *Thomas Hellman* (Oxford Said Business School) /Assessing Italian SME and Mini-bond Issuer Credit Worthiness/, Edward I. Altman (NYU Stern, NYU Salomon Center & Classis Capital S.p.A), Maurizio Esentato (Classis Capital S.p.A) and *Gabriele Sabato* (Classis Capital S.p.A) /Support for the SME Supporting Factor - Multi-Country Empirical Evidence on Systematic Risk Factor for SME Loans/, *Michel Dietsch* (ACPR Banque de France), Klaus Düllmann (European Central Bank), Henri Fraisse (ACPR Banque de France), Philipp Koziol (European Central Bank) and Christine Ott (Deutsche Bundesbank) 11.30 - 13.15_Session VI: Credit and Unconventional Monetary Policies _Key-note talk:*Philipp Hartmann* (European Central Bank) /The Effect of Central Bank Liquidity Injections on Bank Credit Supply/, Luisa Carpinelli (Bank of Italy) and *Matteo Crosignani* (NYU Stern) /The Demand and Supply of Mortgage Rate Fixation Periods. Managing Interest Rate Risk and Credit Risk in a Low Rate Environment/, Christoph Basten (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority & ETHZ), *Benjamin Guin* (Bank of England) and Cathérine Koch (Bank for International Settlements) 14.30 - 16.00_PANEL Session_ 16.00 - 17.00_Poster Session 2 _17.00 - 18.00_Session VII: Bank Business Models _/Nothing Special about Banks: Competition and Bank Lending in Britain, 1885-1925/, *Fabio Braggion* (Tilburg University & CentER), Narly Dwarkasing (University of Bonn) and Lyndon Moore (University of Melbourne) /Bank Business Models at Zero Interest Rates/, André Lucas (VU University Amsterdam & Tinbergen Institute), Julia Schaumburg (VU University Amsterdam & Tinbergen Institute) and *Bernd Schwaab* (European Central Bank) REGISTRATION To register for the Conference you are requested to complete the registration form that is available on our website (http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm <file:///http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm>). Registration fees are: Early registrationLate registration (within August 31st)(from September 1st on) Academics: 250 Euro + VAT300 Euro + VAT Practitioners: 800 Euro + VAT1000 Euro + VAT PhD Students*: 80 Euro + VAT130 Euro + VAT *VAT is currently 22%* For participants presenting a paper there are no fees. *Students will have to provide valid proof of their student status. The registration fees cover: Admission to all scientific sessions; Lunches and coffee service during the Conference; Conference kit. The registration fees do not fully cover the conference dinner on October 6th, 2016, for which there is an extra charge of 80.00 Euro per person (conference attendees as well as accompanying persons). For more detailed information (registration, accommodation and Conference venue), please refer to the Conference website: http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm <file:///http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm> GRETA Associati San Polo, 2605 - 30125 Venice, ITALY Phone : +39 041 5238178 - Fax : +39 041 5286166 e-mail: credit(a)greta.it <mailto:credit@greta.it> website: _www.greta.it_ <http://www.greta.it/>

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[Gnampa] Bando Giovani Ricercatori Enti Pubblici di Ricerca (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:06:26 +0200 From: Presidente INdAM <presidente(a)altamatematica.it> To: gnampa(a)lists.altamatematica.it, gncs(a)lists.altamatematica.it, gnfm(a)lists.altamatematica.it, gnsaga(a)lists.altamatematica.it Subject: [Gnampa] Bando Giovani Ricercatori Enti Pubblici di Ricerca Cari Colleghi, vi informo che, a seguito del decreto ministeriale ?Assunzione di giovani ricercatori negli Enti Pubblici di Ricerca?, ? stato bandito un Concorso Pubblico per Titoli ed Esami per l?assunzione di un Ricercatore a Tempo Indeterminato, III Livello professionale, presso l?Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica ?F. Severi?. Il bando scade il giorno 7 settembre 2016 alle ore 18. Le informazioni si trovano nella pagina web: http://www.altamatematica.it/it/node/517 dove, oltre al bando e al modulo di domanda, si trova il link al sito dove poter presentare telematicamente le candidature. Cordiali saluti, Giorgio Patrizio Presidente INdAM gnampa(a)lists.altamatematica.it, gncs(a)lists.altamatematica.it, gnfm(a)lists.altamatematica.it, gnsaga(a)lists.altamatematica.it ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ Gnampa mailing list Gnampa(a)lists.altamatematica.it http://lists.altamatematica.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnampa

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Fwd: Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Dundee
by Rigo Pietro 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Salve, ho ricevuto questa lettera, che, a prima vista, sembra attendibile. Quindi, ve la giro. Pietro Rigo ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mariya Ptashnyk (Staff) <m.ptashnyk(a)dundee.ac.uk> Date: 2016-08-06 17:00 GMT+02:00 Subject: Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Dundee To: "pietro.rigo(a)unipv.it" <pietro.rigo(a)unipv.it> Dear Professor Rigo, I would like to bring the advert below to your attention and would be grateful if you could forward it to suitable candidates. With kind regards, Mariya Ptashnyk =============================================================== Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Dundee The School of Science and Engineering at the University of Dundee is looking to appoint a number of outstanding academics to form a cohesive expansion in the development of interdisciplinary research and innovative, research-led teaching. Among these posts we are looking to recruit a *Lecturer in Mathematics (Teaching & Research)* in the general area of *Stochastic Processes and Probability *to join our team. We particularly encourage applicants with an expertise in risk or complexity in either natural or manmade systems. Candidates working on applications to finance and/or industry would be especially welcome, but we are open to all areas of application. Further details https://ig5.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_uod01.asp?newms=jj& id=96848&aid=14197 Salary range: Grade 7-8 ( £34,576 to £46,414) depending on experience. Closing date: 16 August 2016 Job Ref: SSEN0055 Mariya Ptashnyk Division of Mathematics University of Dundee Fulton Building, Dundee DD1 4HN mptashnyk(a)maths.dundee.ac.uk The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish Charity, No: SC015096

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Fwd: Departmental Lecturer in Mathematical Finance (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/16466 The Mathematical Institute proposes to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Mathematical Finance. This is a 3 year fixed-term position starting from 1st January 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Departmental Lecturer will be expected to have an outstanding research record in Mathematical or Computational Finance and will be expected to engage in advanced study and academic research in the area. The Departmental Lecturer will be responsible to lecture and teach (principally but not exclusively) graduate students, and will contribute to the academic administration of the Mathematical and Computational Finance research group and the wider department. The Departmental Lecturer will lead independent research projects or specific areas of research within a broad programme. The successful candidate will be expected to hold a relevant Ph.D/D.Phil. He/she will have the ability to carry out research to an international excellent standard in Mathematical Finance, as evidenced by a strong publication record and familiarity with the existing literature and research with sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research projects and methodologies Applicants should read the job description before writing their applications. As part of the online application, the applicant will be required to upload a statement setting out how she or he meets the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae including details of teaching and other relevant experience, and the names and contact details of three referees. The applicant is responsible for asking his or her referees to send their references by the closing date. Please direct informal enquiries to the Administrative Assistant (email: vacancies(a)maths.ox.ac.uk) quoting vacancy reference 124786. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs pec?p_id=124786 Only applications received before 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 19th September 2016 can be considered. Committed to equality and valuing diversity. Miss Nims Damney Administrative Assistant Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road Oxford, OX2 6GG Tel: 01865 (2) 73518

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Workshop on Random Processes in Discrete Structures (Warwick): Deadline Approaching
by Elisabetta Candellero 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

Dear all, I would like to remind you of the "*Workshop on Random Processes in Discrete Structures*", which I am organizing at Warwick together with Alexandre Stauffer (Bath). The workshop is about recent advances on random processes on graphs and other discrete structures, including percolation, voter model, contact processes and random graphs, and will take place at the *University of Warwick *from *Tuesday 30th of August *until *Friday 2nd of September 2016*. More information (including the list of speakers, details about the accommodation, and a description of how to reach Warwick campus) can be found on the official website http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/statistics/crism/workshops/randomprocesses . Registration is FREE but COMPULSORY (mainly for catering purposes). If you would like to register to this event, please send an email to E.Candellero(a)warwick.ac.uk including the subject "Workshop on Random Processes in Discrete Structures" by **Tuesday 9th of August**. I'm looking forward to seeing many of you there! Best regards, Elisabetta Candellero

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assegno di ricerca a Pisa
by Marco Romito 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

Alla pagina https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/pra2016/matematica/31ago2016/inde… è stato pubblicato un bando (disponibile in italiano e inglese) per un assegno di ricerca annuale presso il dipartimento di Matematica dell'università di Pisa con scadenza il 31 agosto 2016 su ``Studio di fenomeni singolari in problemi deterministici e stocastici'' Per ulteriori informazioni: Marco Romito romito(a)dm.unipi.it A call for a one-year ``assegno di ricerca'' is open, with deadline August 31, 2016, at the department of Mathematics, Pisa university, on ``Analysis of singular phenomena in deterministic and stochastic problems'' The details of the call (english and italian versions available) can be found at https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/pra2016/matematica/31ago2016/inde… For further information: Marco Romito romito(a)dm.unipi.it

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Conference in Honor of ENZO ORSINGHER
by Luisa Beghin 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

*Recent Developments in Probability Theory and Stochastic * *A Conference in Honor of ENZO ORSINGHER* *On the Occasion of His 70th Birthday* *Dep. Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome* *September 23, 2016* *Preliminary program* 9:45 Opening 10:00 Aimé Lachal (University of Lyon/ Institute Camille Jordan CNRS) Some distributions on pseudo-Brownian motion and pseudo-random walk 10:25 Fabio Spizzichino (\Sapienza" University of Rome) TBA 10:50 Marina Santacroce (Turin Polytechnic) Forward backward semimartingale systems for utility maximization 11:15 Coffee break 11:35 Nikolai Leonenko (Cardiff University) Fractional Poisson fields and martingales 12:00 Laura Sacerdote (University of Turin) Generalized nonlinear Yule models 12:25 Stefano Iacus (University of Milan) TBA 12:50 Lunch break 15:00 Ludmila Sakhno (University of Kiev) TBA 15:25 Antonio Di Crescenzo (University of Salerno) Recent advances on the telegraph process 15:50 Elvira Di Nardo (University of Turin) Symbolic calculus in probability and mathematical statistics 16:15 Coffee break 16:35 Federico Polito (University of Turin) The space-fractional Poisson process and extensions 17:00 Personal recollections from Enzo's colleagues ***************************************************************** Luisa Beghin Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Fac. Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Informatica e Statistica "SAPIENZA" Università di Roma Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma T (+39) 06 49910543 F (+39) 06 4959241 http://www.dss.uniroma1.it/?q=content/beghin-luisa *****************************************************************

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Conference in Leeds on Stochastic Analysis, Control and Games
by Tiziano De Angelis 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Dear All, It is with with great pleasure that we would like to announce the conference "Stochastic Analysis of Dynamical Systems, Stochastic Control and Games" to be held at the University of Leeds on 24th - 26th of October 2016. Registration is now open and will close on 30th of September. All necessary information can be found at www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/sandsycog For the list of confirmed speakers please follow the link below http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/sandsycog/programme.html Any queries may be addressed to Alexander Veretennikov: a.veretennikov(a)leeds.ac.uk Tiziano De Angelis: t.deangelis(a)leeds.ac.uk Best regards Alexander Veretennikov Tiziano De Angelis

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Fwd: Optimal Filtering and Data Analysis
by Francesco Caravenna 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > Da: Sergio Bittanti <sergio.bittanti(a)polimi.it> > Oggetto: Optimal Filtering and Data Analysis > Data: 29 luglio 2016 17:55:22 GMT+02:00 > > A tutti gli afferenti alla lista Random: > === > > Segnalo il corso di dottorato > > Optimal Filtering and Data Analysis > > che si terra' al Politecnico di Milano dal 12 al 16 settembre. > > L'annuncio e' allegato. > > Gli interessati possono partecipare liberamente > facendo preventiva segnalazione alla segreteria del corso, Signora Francesca Clemenza: > > francesca.clemenza(a)polimi.it > > Cordiali saluti, Sergio Bittanti >

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Link concorso RTDb a Padova
by Marco Ferrante 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Cari colleghi, vi rimando il link per accedere alla pagina del concorso a RTDb di Padova, che nel precedente messaggio non funzionava http://www.math.unipd.it/it/news/?id=1898 Scusate il disguido Marco

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Stochastic Analysis workshop - 19 Sept 2016 - Leeds
by Elena Issoglio 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

This is to announce a one-day workshop on Topics in SDEs and their link to (S)PDEs. The workshop will be held in the School of Mathematics in Leeds (UK) on 19 September 2016. Registration is FREE but COMPULSORY (for catering porpuses). If you intend to take part please send an email to Elena Issoglio (e.issoglio(a)leeds.ac.uk) ______________________________________________ Programme 12:00-13:00 - Buffet lunch 13:00-13:45 - Russo, F. - BSDEs, càdlàg martingale problems and mean-variance hedging under basis risk 13:45-14:30 - Issoglio, E. - Forward-Backward SDEs with distributional coefficients 14:30-14:50 - Shi, Q. - American Eagle Options 14:50-15:30 - Coffee Break 15:30-16:15 - Dos Reis, G. - TBA 16:15-16:35 - Dhariwal, G. - 2D Stochastic Constrained Navier-Stokes Equations 16:35-16:55 - Johnson, P. - Optimal Stopping in Mathematical Statistics 18:30 - Social Dinner _______________________________________________ This workshop is sponsored by the LMS. Partial travel funding is available for young researchers including PhDs and Post-Docs. Please email Elena for further information about financial support. For more details see http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/topics_in_sdes Dr Elena Issoglio Lecturer in Financial Mathematics Office 11.02, School of Mathematics School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT E: e.issoglio(a)leeds.ac.uk<mailto:e.issoglio@leeds.ac.uk> T: 0113 34 3 4660

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PhD in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). Call 2016-2017
by Fabrizio Lillo 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

The call for applications to the 2016/2017 PhD program in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, is available on the web site phd.sns.it/en, and on the home page of the institutional web site of the Scuola (www.sns.it) We are attaching with this letter an informative poster to distribute to your colleagues at other institutions. For the Autumn call (deadline August 30) three fellowships are available. For any further information, please address your request to Fabrizio Lillo ( fabrizio.lillo(a)sns.it) Thank you very much in advance. -- Quantitative Finance Research Group Scuola Normale Superiore *http://mathfinance.sns.it/ <http://mathfinance.sns.it/>* ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY New website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

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PostDoc position at BCAM, Bilbao - Spain
by Gianni Pagnini 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Dear colleagues, I would like to promote a two-year PostDoc position at BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain www.bcamath.org [1]. The research will be focused on modelling front propagation with application to wild-land fires and turbulent premixed combustion. The deadline is the 20th of September 2016. For more information please contact me: pagnini(a)bcamath.org http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2016-summer-postdoctoral-fellow-in… [2] http://www.bcamath.org/documentos_public/archivos/ofertas/BCAM16_Postdoc_Pr… [3] Sincerely, Gianni -- Gianni Pagnini Ikerbasque Research Fellow BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics Alameda de Mazarredo, 14 E-48009 Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain Tel. +34 946 567 842 gpagnini(a)bcamath.org | www.bcamath.org/gpagnini [4] _ _ _(__ __matematika mugaz bestalde )_ Links: ------ [1] http://www.bcamath.org [2] http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2016-summer-postdoctoral-fellow-in… [3] http://www.bcamath.org/documentos_public/archivos/ofertas/BCAM16_Postdoc_Pr… [4] http://www.bcamath.org/gpagnini

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Monique Jeanblanc in Bologna April 14-15
by Sabrina Mulinacci 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Dear all, I am pleased to announce that the Quantitative Finance Graduate Course of the University of Bologna will host a lecture from Prof. Monique Jeanblanc on the topic “ENLARGEMENT OF FILTRATION” The workshop will take place according to the following schedule: Thursday, 14 April, 2016: 15.00-18.00 Classroom 2 – Piazza Scaravilli 2, School of Economics, Ground Floor Friday, 15 April, 2016: 10.00-13.00 Classroom VII – Via Ranzani 1, Ground Floor Participation is free, but for logistic purposes we ask to register by sending an e-mail to: facecon.qfinance(a)unibo.it Sabrina Mulinacci 5x1000 AI GIOVANI RICERCATORI DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI BOLOGNA Codice Fiscale: 80007010376

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Stochastic analysis day in Pisa, July 25
by Marco Romito 19 Jul '16

19 Jul '16

This is to announce a one-day conference in stochastic analysis and stochastic PDEs. The conference will take place in the Aula Magna of the Maths department in Pisa on Monday, July 25 2016. Speakers include: G. Da Prato (Scuola Normale Superiore),S. Cerrai (University of Maryland), A. Debussche (ENS Bretagne), G. Tessitore (Università di Milano Bicocca), M. Fuhrman (Politecnico di Milano), E. Priola (Università di Torino), L. Zambotti (UPMC Paris VI). For more details: http://www.dm.unipi.it/pages/romito/SPASS/workshop/20160725/ m.

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Bando SECS-S/06 II fascia a Siena (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:26:35 +0200 From: Prof. Claudio Pacati <claudio.pacati(a)unisi.it> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: Bando SECS-S/06 II fascia a Siena Caro Tiziano, puoi diffondere sulla tua mailing list e su RANDOM questa informazione? Grazie, Claudio The Department of Economics and Statistics calls for an Associate Professor full time position in the scientific sector SECS-S/06 (Mathematical methods of economy, finance and actuarial sciences). Application term: August 4, 2016. Call:http://www.unisi.it/albo_pretorio/bandi/concorsi_interni/1-posto-di-profess ore-universitario-di-ruolo-fascia-degli-76 (direct link to the English text: http://www.unisi.it/sites/default/files/bando_inglese_23_13.pdf) >From the call: The candidate is a scholar with proven and relevant research activity and proven teaching experience, both undergraduate and graduate, also in English, on mathematical methods and tools (including scientific computing and data processing) useful in the construction and in the analysis of models and problems related to finance, to the analysis of financial markets, to financial risk management. He or she will be required to teach the following courses: Financial Mathematics (undergraduate, in Italian or English), Financial Modeling (graduate, in English). The selection committee will adhere to the following judging criteria: - Degree of internationalization of research activity. - Analytic evaluation of the scientific production, with particular regard to impact and diffusion in the corresponding scientific community and its international relevance, also considering the main bibliometric indicators used in the same scientific community. The selection committee has to consider originality, innovativeness, methodological strictness of the scientific production and the degree of independence of the candidates. For the evaluation of the scientific production, candidates are required to submit a maximum of twelve (12) publications. - Proven teaching experience in the reference scientific sector (Mathematical methods of economy, finance and actuarial sciences). A proven ability to organize and coordinate national and international research groups and national or international awards, contribute to the appreciation of the candidate. The commission may ask candidates to hold a seminar in English. -- prof. Claudio Pacati Dean of the School of Economics and Management Department of Economics and Statistics University of Siena p.zza S. Francesco, 7 I-53100 Siena (Italy) tel. +39 0577 232772

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job opportunity in ARPM
by Elisa Appolloni 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Dear all, I am reaching out to you because at ARPM (the company for which I work) we are looking to add new resources for our Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management program. Would you mind circulating the message below to interested and qualified candidates? Thank you, Elisa Appolloni *** *The company * ARPM, LLC (www.arpm.co) is a privately held research institution based in New York City, directed by Attilio Meucci. ARPM's mission is to spread Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management ideas and techniques in the financial industry and in academia. *The opportunity* ARPM is looking for new consultants for its research project in Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management (see also http://www.arpm.co/jobposting/) The job, which requires a full time commitment, consists of reviewing and coding case studies in advanced quantitative finance. The consultant will work remotely from home or from one of the affiliate universities, communicating via multi-media with other members of the ARPM team. The position represents an excellent academic experience for applicants who intend to pursue a PhD, which ARPM may sponsor. The position also presents a great opportunity for candidates (that maybe have already a PhD) who wish to remain in the financial industry. Indeed, the learning curve is constantly steep, and the compensation is competitive. *The candidate* - Master's level degree in Physics, Mathematics or Economics (the PhD or master's degree in Quantitative Finance is a plus) - Good knowledge of multivariate calculus, linear algebra, multivariate statistics, probability, financial mathematics - Proficiency in LaTeX - Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar programming languages - Working knowledge of English *Compensation* 22,000 euros per year (Graduate) 24,000 euros per year (Master in Quantitative Finance/PhD) -- *ARPM <http://www.arpm.co/>** - Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management**®*

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Siena Finance Workshop (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:53:56 +0200 From: Prof. Claudio Pacati <claudio.pacati(a)unisi.it> To: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it Subject: Siena Finance Workshop Dear Tiziano, could you please submit to your mailing this announcement (attached) of a Finance workshop to be held in Siena September 30, 2016. Thanks, Claudio Pacati and Antonio Roma

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bando assegno di ricerca
by Sara Pasquali 13 Jul '16

13 Jul '16

Si informa che e' stato pubblicato il bando per un assegno di ricerca presso il CNR-IMATI di Milano, avente per argomento di ricerca la simulazione di dinamiche di popolazioni invasive. Il bando e' disponibile al sito http://www.imati.cnr.it/index.php/opportunities?layout=edit&id=490 Per la partecipazione alla selezione e' richiesto il possesso del diploma di laurea in una delle seguenti discipline: Matematica, Statistica, Fisica, Ingegneria biomedica, Ingegneria delle Telecomunicazioni, Ingegneria Elettronica, Ingegneria Informatica, Ingegneria per l’Ambiente e il Territorio, conseguito durante il periodo di vigenza di qualsiasi ordinamento dei corsi di laurea e identificati dai codici LM-40, LM-44, LM-82, LM-17, LM-21, LM-27, LM-26, LM-29, LM-25, LM-32, LM-35. Costituira' titolo preferenziale la capacita' di sviluppare in autonomia codici di programma per la simulazione di modelli matematici o l’esperienza nell’analisi di modelli descritti da equazioni differenziali. Per maggiori informazioni sul bando e sull'attivita' da svolgere si prega di contattare la Dott.ssa Sara Pasquali all'indirizzo e-mail: sara.pasquali(a)mi.imati.cnr.it Cordiali saluti Sara Pasquali -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Sara Pasquali CNR-IMATI Via Bassini, 15 20133 MILANO - ITALY =========== Tel. +39 02 23699525 Fax. +39 02 23699538 e-mail: sara.pasquali(a)mi.imati.cnr.it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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StaTalk Roma
by Clara Grazian 11 Jul '16

11 Jul '16

Dear all, we are pleased to announce that the third meeting of the *StaTalk* series will be held at *Facoltà di Economia di Sapienza Università di Roma*on *September 9, 2016*. StaTalks are one-day workshops on statistical topics during which the hosting group introduces and overviews the main research interests of their members. Aimed at Master’s and PhD students, as well as at post-docs and young researchers, StaTalks are intended to be informal gatherings which allow for a more proficient interaction between presenters and participants. They typically feature some introductory tutorials on the main workshop theme and a few seminars that overview more advanced research topics, still kept at an expository level. StaTalks are thus a great opportunity to become acquainted with the workshop main topic, as well as to share and update one's knowledge on the interface of Statistical research in an easy and informal atmosphere. StaTalks are endorsed by Y-SIS ( https://sites.google.com/site/youngsocietaitalianastatistica/) the young section of the Italian Statistical Society. The topic of the third StaTalk will be on *Computational Tools for Statistical Modelling*. We will present and discuss both standard and new computational methods which represents fundamental tools for new challenging applications, such as economic, finance, genetic and official statistics. *Programme* *09.30-10.00 *Opening *10.00-10.40 *Christian Macaro (SAS System) "*A mixture of heterogeneous models with time dependent weights*" *10.40-11.10* Coffee break *11.10-11.50* Clara Grazian (MEMOTEF Department) "*Modelling financial dependence through approximate Bayesian inference*" *11.50-12.30* Stefano Vaccari (MEMOTEF Department) "*Pricing in the Presence of Social Learning: Modelling Information Aggregation in a Competitive Market*" *12.30-14.30* Lunch break *14.30-15.10 *Andrea Tancredi (MEMOTEF Department) "*A Bayesian approach for de-duplication, record linkage and inference with linked data.*" *15.10-15.50 *Luca Tardella (Department of Statistical Science) "*Alternative approaches for approximating marginal likelihood.*" *15.50-16.20* Coffee break *16.20-17.00 *TBA *17.00-17.30 *Closing Additional info can be found at the workshop page https://sites.google.com/site/youngsocietaitalianastatistica/events/statalk… REGISTRATION to the third StaTalk are now open. *No conference fees are due, but registration is mandatory*, using the form available on the website. Clara Grazian PhD in Statistics Research Fellow *Memotef* *Facoltà di Economia* *Sapienza Università di Roma* via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161, Roma

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assegni di ricerca alla LUISS
by Marco Scarsini 11 Jul '16

11 Jul '16

Sono stati banditi alcuni assegni di ricerca alla LUISS, tra cui due sui seguenti temi: Economic models with uncertain demographic dynamics through SPDEs Social learning on social networks Le informazioni relative si trovano su http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/node/5165 http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166 ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Workshop on Quantitative Finance 2017 - First Announcement
by Fabio Bellini 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

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postdoc position LMU (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 16:03:58 +0200 (CEST) From: Francesca Biagini <biagini(a)mathematik.uni-muenchen.de> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: postdoc position LMU Caro Tiziano, puoi far girare questo annuncio, per favore? Grazie ed un caro saluto, Francesca ****************************************************** The Department of Mathematics of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich (LMU) invites applications for a Post Doctoral position (TV-L E13, 100%, 5 hours teaching) in Stochastics with applications in Financial and Insurance Mathematics. A research background in related fields is desirable but not necessary and candidates from all areas of probability/stochastics with interest in financial mathematics are encouraged to apply. Intended starting date for the position is at earliest convenience for a term of 1 year with possible extension upon successful completion of the first year. Your application should include a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and documentation of academic degrees and certificates. Up to three letters of recommendation are also welcome. Application deadline is August 15, 2016. For further details please visit http://www.fm.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/jobs/index.html or contact Prof. Thilo Meyer-Brandis meyer-brandis(a)math.lmu.de

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ESOBE - Annual European Seminar on Bayesian Econometrics - Call for papers
by Monica Billio 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

7^th ANNUAL EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON BAYESIAN ECONOMETRICS *ESOBE 2016* * *Venice, Italy 27 - 28 October 2016 The workshop is organised by the *Department of Economics of the University Ca’ Foscari of Venice *(Venice, Italy), and is co-sponsored by the *European Central Bank *(Frankfurt) and *GRETA Associati *(Venice, Italy). The ESOBE meetings aim at bringing together researchers and professionals interested in the application of Bayesian inference. Ever since the pioneering work of Arnold Zellner, Bayesian econometrics has expanded enormously in areas such as economics, finance, business, and marketing. Empirical applications of Bayesian econometrics deal with issues such as financial time series analysis, risk management, economic growth analysis, measurement of policy effectiveness, individual decision making in marketing, labour market analysis, forecasting in monetary policy, just to name a few. The computational revolution in simulation techniques is a key ingredient in this expansion and allows the application of Bayesian methods to increasingly complex models and high-dimensional data environments. The ESOBE meetings are intended as a discussion forum for new and recent research methods that are capable to face these challenges. These techniques include, among others, semi-parametric modelling based on mixtures, shrinkage estimators, and variable selection methods. The organizers encourage submissions of papers on any topic within the overall theme of the conference and in the following areas in particular: ·Bayesian financial econometrics ·Bayesian microeconometrics and program evaluation ·Bayesian nonparametric and semi-parametric methods based on countably infinite mixtures ·Shrinkage estimation and variable selection in high-dimensional data environments ·Computational methods for large datasets ·Efficient MCMC and SMC methods for complex models The keynote speakers of ESOBE 2016 are: ** *Christian P. Robert*(University Paris Dauphine and University of Warwick) *Thomas J. Sargent*(New York University) The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of: *Monica Billio *(Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) *Fabio Canova*(BI Norwegian Business School) *Roberto Casarin *(Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) *Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter *(Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) *Sylvia Kaufmann *(Study Center Gerzensee) *Gary Koop *(Strathclyde Business School) *Francesco Ravazzolo *(Free University of Bozen/Bolzano) *Herman K. van Dijk *(Erasmus University Rotterdam and VU University Amsterdam) CALL FOR PAPERS The final program will include both submitted and invited papers. In addition to invited presentations, the workshop will have: * contributed sessions; * a special session by junior scientist presentations; * a poster presentations. We would welcome submissions for these sessions. Submissions for the contributed sessions should be sent to ** <mailto:esobe2016@unive.it>*esobe2016(a)unive.it <mailto:esobe2016@unive.it>*by*July 15, 2016*. Researchers who received their Ph.D. after *October 2013 *or *expect to graduate by November 2016*, may register as "junior scientist" (a detailed CV has to be submitted during registration). Junior scientists may apply for a travel award (more detailed information will be soon available). Papers submitted by junior scientists will be eligible for the Special Session of Junior Scientist Presentations. IMPORTANT DATES July 15, 2016: Papers submission deadline August 20, 2016: Paper acceptance notification September 30, 2016: Deadline for registration More detailed information available on the Conference website: <http://virgo.unive.it/esobe2016/index.htm>http://virgo.unive.it/esobe2016/index.htm <http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2015/credit2015.htm> * Apologies for post-crossing.

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EFI2, December 5-6, Padova, Italy: first announcement
by Tiziano Vargiolu 05 Jul '16

05 Jul '16

Dear all, I am glad to invite you to contribute and take part in the second edition of the workshop Energy Finance Italia, this time held in Padova (Italy) on December 5-6, 2016: http://events.math.unipd.it/efi2/ The aim of this workshop, at its second national edition, is to aggregate in a yearly meeting all Italian researchers, both from academics as from the industrial world, who deal with energy markets and related topics in a wide sense (energy-related time series like market prices, weather etc., evaluation and optimization of physical assets, etc.). Nevertheless, the participation (both as speakers as in the audience) is by no means limited only to Italian speaking people, and non-Italian participants are very welcome. The formula of this workshop (and hopefully of the next ones to follow) is made after the very successful "Workshops in Quantitative Finance", held annually in Italy for the last 18 years: - NO invited speakers, but only contributed ones: this is intented to favour the presence of both young researchers and more senior colleagues, and will favour the exchange of ideas and the birth of new collaborations. - no parallel sessions, but only one session: everyone listens to everybody. - each talk will have an official discussant: this ensures some very interesting and fruitful academic discussions. We all hope to see you all in Padova! Important dates --------------- - October 15, 2016: deadline for abstract submission - November 1, 2016: notification of acceptance Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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annuncio di seminario
by Faggionato, Alessandra 05 Jul '16

05 Jul '16

Lunedi' 11 Luglio alle 17.15, in Aula di Consiglio del Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' La Sapienza, si terra' il seguente seminario di free probability e combinatoria: Speaker: Frederic Patras (CNRS, Laboratoire J.A.Dieudonné, Nizza) Title: Free cumulants and half-shuffles Abstract: The theory of free probabilities has various origins: among others the theory of solutions of random operator-valued differential equations and the one of random matrices and their asymptotic properties. A notion of (free) cumulant has been introduced in this context which (for plenty of reasons) happens to be the "good" generalization of classical cumulants. Roland Speicher has introduced and studied these cumulants form a combinatorial point of view, using the poset of non-crossing partitions. The talk will survey these results and explain a new approach to these questions (j.w. with K. Ebrahimi-Fard). Cordiali saluti -- Prof. Alessandra Faggionato Department of Mathematics University La Sapienza Piazzale A. Moro, 2 00186 Rome - Italy

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Workshop on Random Processes in Discrete Structures: SAVE THE DATE!
by Elisabetta Candellero 04 Jul '16

04 Jul '16

Con preghiera di diffusione a tutti i potenziali interessati, grazie! Elisabetta ---------- Dear all, I'm happy to announce the "*Workshop on Random Processes in Discrete Structures*", which I am organizing together with Alexandre Stauffer (Bath). The workshop is about recent advances on random processes on graphs and other discrete structures, including percolation, voter model, contact processes and random graphs, and will take place at *Warwick *from *Tuesday 30th of August *until *Friday 2nd of September 2016*. More information (including the list of speakers) can be found on the website http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/statistics/crism/workshops/randomprocesses . Registration is FREE but COMPULSORY (mainly for catering purposes). If you would like to register to this event, please send an email to E.Candellero(a)warwick.ac.uk including the subject "Workshop on Random Processes in Discrete Structures" by **Tuesday 9th of August**. I'm looking forward to seeing many of you there! Best regards, Elisabetta Candellero

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Fwd: bando per ricercatore di tipo B nel settore MAT/06
by Francesco Caravenna 01 Jul '16

01 Jul '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > Da: Diego Pallara <diego.pallara(a)unisalento.it> > Oggetto: bando per ricercatore di tipo B nel settore MAT/06 > Data: 01 luglio 2016 16:19:54 GMT+02:00 > A: random(a)mail.dm.unipi.it > > Cari colleghi, > > vi segnalo che presso il Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica dell'Universita' del Salento (Lecce) è stato bandito un posto per un ricercatore di tipo B nel settore MAT/06. > > Il bando è disponibile sulla pagina > > https://www.unisalento.it/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=256165&folderI… > > la scadenza è il 27 luglio 2016. > > Saluti > > Diego Pallara

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Seminario di N. Torri a Milano-Bicocca (05.07.2016)
by Francesco Caravenna 30 Jun '16

30 Jun '16

Martedì 5 luglio 2016 alle ore 10:30, nell'aula 3014 del Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca (edificio U5, via Cozzi 55, Milano), Niccolò Torri (Université de Nantes) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Interacting prudent self-avoiding walk" Trovate il sommario di seguito. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Francesco Caravenna %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Abstract: The collapse transition of self-interacting random walks is a challenging issue, arising in the study of an homopolymer dipped in a repulsive solvent. Different mathematical models have been built by physicists to try and improve their understanding of this phenomenon. For such models, the possible spatial configurations of the polymer are provided by self-avoiding walk trajectories. However, self avoiding walks, especially in dimension 2 and 3, are complicated objects. This is the reason why, in the mathematical literature, collapse transition models were rather built by either relaxing the self-avoiding feature of the walk or by considering partially directed path. In our main result, we prove the existence of a collapse transition for a non-directed model built with prudent paths, i.e., non-directed self-avoiding paths which can not take a step towards a previously visited lattice site. The prudent self-avoiding walk has attracted the attention of the combinatorics community over recent years and an open problem is to find out the exponential growth rate of the set of prudent paths. As a by product of our results we are able to solve this problem. In the first part of the talk we discuss the main models already studied in the literature, while in the second part of the talk we present our main results. The presentation will be kept at an elementary level: only a basic probabilistic background is assumed. (Joint work with Nicolas Pétrélis) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- _________________________________________ Francesco Caravenna Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Via Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy http://www.matapp.unimib.it/~fcaraven/ _________________________________________

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Early Registration Ends for: Vienna Congress on Mathematical Finance (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 16:21:05 +0200 From: Uwe Schmock <schmock(a)fam.tuwien.ac.at> To: Uwe Schmock <schmock(a)fam.tuwien.ac.at> Subject: Early Registration Ends for: Vienna Congress on Mathematical Finance If you want to be removed from my private mailing list or change your email address, just send me a corresponding reply. I apologize for any cross-postings. ========================================================== Early registration with reduced fee ends on June 30, 2016! https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/vcmf2016/registration.php ========================================================== Vienna Congress on Mathematical Finance (VCMF 2016) Vienna, Austria Mon-Wed, September 12-14, 2016 VCMF Educational Workshop Thu-Fri, September 15-16, 2016 https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/vcmf2016/ Due to many requests we opened again the submission for poster presentations. Slots for contributed talks are filled and we already have a waiting list. Location: Campus of WU Wien Library & Learning Center (LC) and Teaching Center (TC) Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna/Wien, Austria Organized by: WU Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business TU Wien - Vienna University of Technology University of Vienna Gold Sponsors (alphabetical order): Deloitte Erste Group Bank AG KPMG Austria Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) Silver Sponsor: Raiffeisen Capital Management (RCM) (further sponsors are welcome) The conference will bring together leading experts from various fields of Mathematical Finance such as: - Limit Order Book / High Frequency Trading - Credit Risk / Systemic Risk - Computational Methods and Calibration - New Financial Markets - Stochastic Volatility Models - Risk Measures and Optimization The conference program will feature plenary lectures, parallel sessions with invited and contributed talks as well as poster sessions. Plenary Speakers... ... at the Congress: Freddy Delbaen (ETH Zurich, CH) Hans F?llmer (Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, DE) Peter Friz (Technische Universit?t Berlin, DE) Emmanuel Gobet (?cole Polytechnique, FR) Mathieu Rosenbaum (?cole Polytechnique & UPMC, FR) Josef Teichmann (ETH Zurich, CH) Almut Veraart (Imperial College London, UK) ... at the Educational Workshop: Nicole B?uerle (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE) Alexander McNeil (Heriot-Watt University, UK) Johannes Muhle-Karbe (University of Michigan, US) Peter Tankov (Universit? Paris-Diderot (Paris 7), FR) https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/vcmf2016/speakers.php Invited Speakers... ... at the Congress: Elisa Alos (Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, ES) Christian Bayer (WIAS, DE) Agostino Capponi (Columbia University, US) Patrick Cheridito (Princeton University, US) Ulrich Horst (Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, DE) Jan Kallsen (Christian-Albrechts-Universit?t zu Kiel, DE) R?diger Kiesel (Universit?t Duisburg-Essen, DE) D?rte Kreher (Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, DE) Antonis Papapantoleon (TU Berlin, DE) Philipp Sch?nbucher (Financialytic GmbH, DE) Jorge P. Zubelli (IMPA, BR) https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/vcmf2016/speakers.php Additionally on the first day of the congress there will be a panel discussion with the title: "Role of mathematical models in financial risk management and regulation (broadly defined)" Panellists are representatives from the regulators, the industry and the academic world: - Gabriela de Raaij Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) - Thomas Steiner Austrian Treasury (OeBFA) - Johann Strobl Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) - Josef Teichmann Full Professor of Financial Mathematics, ETH Z?rich Moderator: - Walter Schachermayer Senior fellow at the Institute for Theoretical Studies, ETH Z?rich, Full Professor of Mathematics, University of Vienna For further details see the program: https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/vcmf2016/program.php Submission of Poster Presentations: The call for poster presentations is open until July 15, 2016. Acceptance/rejection letters will be sent as soon as possible, but at end of July 2016 at the latest. https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/vcmf2016/registration.php Participation and Registration: Early registration is possible until June 30, 2016. Standard registration is possible until August 15, 2016. https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/vcmf2016/registration.php Online registration & Submission: http://www.conftool.net/vcmf2016 CPD: The attendance at VCMF 2016 (full week, Sept. 12-16, 2016) may qualifies for up to 31 CPD credits for those delegates whose national actuarial organization's CPD requirements recognize VCMF 2016. 20 CPD credits for Vienna Congress on Mathematical Finance (Sep 12-14) and 11 CPD credits for VCMF Educational Workshop (Sep 15-16). VCMF 2016 is accredited by the AV? - Actuarial Association of Austria. For any requests, do not hesitate to write an e-mail to the conference & workshop secretariat: vcmf2016(a)fam.tuwien.ac.at We look forward to welcoming you in Vienna! With best regards from the VCMF 2016 organisers: Mathias Beiglb?ck, Christa Cuchiero, R?diger Frey, Stefan Gerhold, Friedrich Hubalek, Irene Klein, Thorsten Rheinl?nder, Birgit Rudloff, Walter Schachermayer, Uwe Schmock Save the Date: ============== IME 2017 - 21st International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics TU Wien, Mon-Wed, July 3-5, 2017 https://fam.tuwien.ac.at/ime2017/

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seminario di A. Hocquet a Pisa
by Marco Romito 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

Il giorno 5 luglio 2016, alle ore 11:30, presso la sala seminari del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Pisa, si terrà il seguente seminario: A. Hocquet (TU Berlin): Finite-time singularities of the stochastic harmonic map flow on surfaces. Abstract: A ferromagnetic material possesses a magnetization, which, out of equilibrium, satisfies the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation (LLG). Thermal fluctuations are taken into account by Gaussian space-time white noise. At least in the deterministic case, there is an important parallel between this model and the so-called Harmonic Map Flow (HMF). This was originally used by geometers (in the early sixties) as a tool to build harmonic maps between two manifolds u:M->N. The case where M is two dimensional is critical, in the sense that the natural energy barely fails to give well-posedness. We do not address here the problem of the solvability of LLG driven by space-time white noise. Instead, we consider a spatially correlated version. We show that oppositely to the deterministic case, blow-up of solutions happens no matter how we choose the initial data. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. m.

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Call: Computational Economics and Complex Systems
by Antonella Basso 25 Jun '16

25 Jun '16

Within the framework of the university-wide initiativeResearch for Global Challenges <http://www.unive.it/pag/15550/>, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice seeks applications to fill permanent, full-time positions in various fields. Eligible applicants must have been employed as permanent faculty members or research staff by a foreign university or research institute for at least three consecutive years by the time of the call deadline. We seek individuals with a*strong research*commitment, an outstanding portfolio of*international publications*, and a proven teaching record in the field associated with the post. Experience in leading research groups, conducting/coordinating international projects, and a proven attitude to raise research funding are highly valued. *Research Areas:* * *Data Science* * *Welfare Studies in Developed and Developing Countries* * *Negotiation and Conflict Resolution* * *Computational Economics and Complex Systems* * Deadline is July 4th 2016*. For further information see the web page http://www.unive.it/pag/15535/ -- Antonella Basso Prorettore alla Programmazione e Valutazione - Prorector at Planning and Valuation Dipartimento di Economia Università Ca' Foscari Venezia Fondamenta S. Giobbe - Cannaregio 873 30121 Venezia - Italy Tel. +39-041-2346914 - Fax +39-041-2347444 E-mail address: basso(a)unive.it Web page: http://www.unive.it/data/persone/5591751

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Seminario Simone Scotti a Padova
by Giorgia Callegaro 23 Jun '16

23 Jun '16

Buongiorno a tutti, annuncio con piacere che il giorno *1° luglio 2016 alle ore 15 *Simone Scotti (Université Paris VII) terrà, presso l'aula 2BC30 del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Padova (Via Trieste 63, Padova) un seminario dal titolo: "Branching processes with applications to finance" Abstract: We introduce a class of interest rate models, called the \alpha-CIR model, which gives a natural extension of the standard CIR model by adopting the \alpha-stable Lévy process and preserving the branching property. This model allows to describe in a unified and parsimonious way several recent observations on the sovereign bond market such as the persistency of low interest rate together with the presence of large jumps at local extent. We emphasize on a general integral representation of the model by using random fields, with which we establish the link to the CBI processes and the affine models. Finally we analyze the jump behaviors and in particular the large jumps, and we provide numerical illustrations. A presto e grazie per l'attenzione, Giorgia Callegaro -- Giorgia Callegaro Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics - University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it <https://webmail.math.unipd.it/horde3/imp/message.php?mailbox=Sent&index=598#> Personal web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home

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124th ESGI, Rome, Italy: Industrial Challenges Update
by Maurizio Ceseri 22 Jun '16

22 Jun '16

Dear Colleagues, a new Industrial Challenge has been published on the website of the upcoming 124th ESGI. Industrial Sector: *Manufacturing*Challenge: *Mathematical modeling of characteristics and stabilization of microcellular and sponge rubber* An overview of the Challenge is available at www.sportellomatematico.it/ESGI2016/challenges/ <http://www.sportellomatematico.it/ESGI2016/index.php/challenges/> More Industrial problems will be published soon. Stay tuned at www.sportellomatematico.it/ESGI2016/. Best Regards, *The Organizing Team* Maurizio Ceseri Sportello Matematico per l'Industria Italiana Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo (IAC-CNR) via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma (Italy) Tel: (+39) 0649270969 Website: sportellomatematico.it

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Mercati energetici e metodi quantitativi: un ponte tra Università e Aziende - Padova, 13 ottobre 2016
by Tiziano Vargiolu 21 Jun '16

21 Jun '16

____________________________________________________________________________ Mercati energetici e metodi quantitativi: un ponte tra Universit? e Aziende 13 ottobre 2016, Palazzo Bo, Padova http://unponte2016.stat.unipd.it/ ____________________________________________________________________________ Anche quest'anno, i dipartimenti di Scienze Statistiche e di Matematica dell'Universit? di Padova, in collaborazione con Phinergy, organizzano il workshop Mercati energetici e metodi quantitativi: un ponte tra Universit? e Aziende, con l'intento di creare dei contatti, non solo tra Universit? e Aziende, ma anche tra le Aziende stesse e di tessere una rete di interconnessione che possa favorire la nascita di progetti sia a livello nazionale che internazionale. L'incontro avr? luogo presso Palazzo Bo, Universit? di Padova il 13 ottobre 2016. La partecipazione ? gratuita ma per motivi organizzativi la registrazione ? obbligatoria, inoltre l'iscrizione ? limitata alle prime 110 richieste. Per informazioni visita il sito del workshop http://unponte2016.stat.unipd.it/ Per ogni ulteriore richiesta contattare unponte2016(a)stat.unipd.it -- UnPonte2016 Gli organizzatori unponte2016.stat.unipd.it

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